posted on March 8, 2013 at 7:17 PM
Full Program: An improving economic outlook pushes Wall Street to record highs. Secretary Vilsack tells lawmakers he has no other choice but to furlough meat inspectors. The State Department reports that a controversial oil pipeline poses little threat to the...
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posted on March 8, 2013 at 6:32 PM
On the heels of a sequester that could furlough federal employees and disrupt government services, the Dow on Tuesday of this week broke a record high that was set in 2007 by nearly ninety points.
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posted on March 8, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Speaking before the House Committee on Agriculture this week, USDA chief Tom Vilsack was scheduled to address the state of the rural economy. But the sequester’s across-the-board cuts quickly dominated the testimony. Several USDA programs could...
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posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:36 PM
The U.S. State Department is the latest government agency to weigh-in on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. While federal officials had no major objections they fell short of giving a green-light to the project.
While not recommending...
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 7:08 PM
Full Program: Partisan bickering ends in gridlock, paving the way for $85 billion in mandatory spending cuts. A government study reveals fast food accounts for a significant portion of America’s diet. Another massive snowstorm brings much-needed moisture to the...
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Market Analyst Don Roose discusses the volatile commodity markets with host Mike Pearson.
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Analyst Don Roose discusses the markets with host Mike Pearson.
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:10 PM
While both sides of the aisle lamented the spending reductions the full impact of the cuts likely will be felt later rather than sooner.
Half of the $85 billion will come out of the defense budget. The remaining amount is slated to come from...
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:08 PM
A new government study says on an average day, U.S. adults get roughly 11 percent of their calories from fast food. That's down two percent percentage points from the last time the Centers for Disease Control measured America’s caloric intake.
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posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:08 PM
A late-winter storm socked portions of the Plains, Corn Belt and Great Lakes again this week, delivering much-needed moisture to an area still locked in the worst drought in half-a-century.
Over the weekend snow blanketed Denver, Colorado,...
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posted on February 22, 2013 at 6:40 PM
Full Program: The Supreme Court hears arguments in a patent infringement case involving Monsanto. Officials gaze into the crystal ball at the Agriculture Department’s annual Outlook Forum. And undaunted by weakness in the broader economy, rural land values...
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posted on February 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Market Analyst John Roach discusses the volatile commodity markets with host Mike Pearson.
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posted on February 22, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Analyst John Roach discusses the markets with host Mike Pearson.
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posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:10 PM
USDA 2013 Ag Outlook Forum. Vilsack concerned about agriculture's future in the near term as "the sequester" approaches.
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posted on February 22, 2013 at 4:10 PM
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, farmland values shot up last year by a staggering 16 percent in a 5-state region in heart of the Corn Belt.
Appreciation in 2012 rivaled that of 2007 and 2011 and is the third-largest increase in...
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