posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Full Program: Government analysts increase estimates on global corn supplies and grain prices plunge. The Agriculture Department announces plans to close hundreds of offices across the nation. Innovative operations take root in the Big Apple and two companies...
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posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:08 PM
With limited land, water shortages and an increasing population, some forward thinking entrepreneurs are turning to innovative methods of food production. Rooftop farming is sprouting up across the nation.
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posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Full Program: Wall Street begins 2012 with a rally, but a key study reveals a slowing economy on Main Street. The frontrunner wins the caucus, while the rural vote bolsters an underdog's bid for the White House. A Nebraska hog producer powers his operation --...
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posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:04 PM
A family hog operation in rural Nebraska converts manure into methane to use as a fuel.
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posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:39 PM
Full Program: USDA analysis suggests ethanol production may NOT cause indirect land use changes. And from cotton to cornfields, prices soared in 2011. Market to Market looks back at the year that was and examines the outlook for 2012. Market analysis with Don...
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posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:22 PM
2011 began in much the same fashion as its immediate predecessors: as the global economy struggled to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.
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posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Full Program: Amidst the worst drought in history, Texas ranchers cull their herds. The EPA unveils rigorous new standards on emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. New data suggest the Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for damages due to...
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posted on December 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM
A four-member panel assembled by the Corps issued a 99-page report this week citing “climatic extremes” that appear to be getting “bigger and more frequent.” The group added the Corps was not negligent in its duty to manage the flood.
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posted on December 16, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Full Program: Farmland values in the heart of the Corn Belt soar to all-time highs...
The Senate Agriculture Committee tries to find billions of dollars missing from MF Global. In the wake of record flooding, rural insurance premiums threaten to rise higher...
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posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Iowa and other Midwestern states are seeing record farmland prices at auctions.
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posted on December 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Farm-state legislators, including House Ag Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, have proposed adding the next farm bill to payroll tax and unemployment insurance legislation on Capitol Hill.
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posted on December 8, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Full Program: One lawmaker comes up with a novel approach for the next Farm Bill. Record weather disasters stretch federal, state and local budgets to their limits. The EPA says a popular -- and controversial -- method of oil drilling may be polluting...
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posted on December 2, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Full Program: Prospects for a rural recovery improve on estimates of record net farm income. After soaring to unprecedented levels last year, agricultural exports are predicted to decline. It's the end of an era in one rural community as a time capsule of...
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posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Full Program: Bipartisan efforts to cut the federal deficit collapse, leaving farm programs in limbo. The World Trade Organization rejects America's Country of Origin Labeling Program. We explain why cranberries -- like all commodities -- are not immune to...
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posted on November 23, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Few harvests can match the stark beauty and rich color of cranberries in the American northeast.
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