posted on May 3, 2013 at 6:58 PM
Full Program: Winter reprises its role in the Grain Belt as record snowfall delays planting even further. The Food and Drug Administration gets the jitters over added caffeine in food and beverages. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange tries to level the playing...
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posted on December 7, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Full Program: Lawmakers hoping to avert the Fiscal Cliff eye billions of dollars in government farm spending. Tougher immigration policy leads to a shortage of farmworkers in the nation’s Salad Bowl. Market analysis with Jamey Kohake.
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posted on November 30, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Full Program: Farm exports are predicted to rise next year, boosting America’s agricultural trade surplus. The Justice Department halts anti-trust investigations involving a major seed producer. Prospects for sweeping tax reforms rekindle conversations on the...
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posted on November 21, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Full Program: High commodity prices and uncertain tax policy lead to booming farmland sales. An uninvited guest wreaks havoc on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Market analysis with Virgil Robinson.
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posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Full Program: The Agriculture Department increases previous estimates on U.S. crop production. The rhetoric gets heated as candidates debate everything from trade policy to a lack of progress on the next Farm Bill. Market analysis with Mark Gold.
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posted on October 5, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Full Program: Presidential candidates exchange jabs on the economy in the first of three debates. Midwest business conditions improve modestly, but the outlook is anything but optimistic.Market analysis with Sue Martin.
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posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Full Program: Drought-influenced corn prices prompt hog producers to consider tough choices. America’s first major high speed railroad could be the end of the line for some farmers. Market analysis with Tomm Pfitzenmaier.
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posted on September 21, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Full Program: Presidential candidates duke it out on trade policy – particularly as it relates to China…
U.S. farm policy authorization expires in days, but Congress plans a recess to campaign.
In Iowa, they use corn for food, feed and fuel – and in some...
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posted on September 14, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Full Program: Presidential candidate surrogates outline their priorities for rural America. The Agriculture Department releases its much-anticipated supply and demand estimates. The EPA explains why it’s conducting aerial surveillance of some livestock...
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posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM
The 2012 Presidential Forum on Agriculture. The forum was hosted by The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the Farm Foundation, NFP at The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines, Iowa on September 12, 2012....
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posted on September 7, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Full Program: President Obama explains why the worst is over but he still needs more time. New research indicates organic foods aren’t much healthier than their conventional cousins. Hurricane Isaac brings much-needed moisture to portions of the Grain Belt,...
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posted on September 7, 2012 at 11:44 AM
The American Farm Bureau and its West Virginia counterpart say an Environmental Protection Agency move aimed at cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could set critical legal precedent for their members, so they should be allowed to intervene in an...
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posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Full Program: Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina. Promising to get America back on track, Mitt Romney accepts the GOP nomination. A trio of brothers teaches millions about agriculture by showing “how they grow it” in...
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posted on August 24, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Full Program: The worst drought in 50 years pushes grain and oilseed prices into record territory. Less corn for food, feed and fuel creates ripple effects from Wall Street to Main Street. This special edition of Market to Market examines the economic impact of...
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posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Full Program: Politicians visit the fair to outline their priorities for rural America. Cooler temperatures and scattered showers offer little relief to scorched crops. Barge traffic slows to a crawl as the Mississippi falls to its lowest level in decades....
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