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Business Beat: Railroad Looking to Roll Again

This week: Find out how one community is going back in time to move businesses forward.  Plus, what dairy farmers want more protection in the 2012 Farm Bill.

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Elected officials talk farm policy on the campaign trail

Thirty-five farmers and agricultural workers applauded at the site of Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s big blue RV pulling up to the back of AGRI Services on Wednesday. The campaign stop at the massive...

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Farm bill remains stalled in the House

The current bill expires at the end of this month and House Speaker John Boehner acknowledged this week that the full House won’t take up the bill recommended by its agriculture committee. That means...

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Field Notes: Farm bill delay no surprise for former ag secretary

This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production. For this edition of Field...

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Even in farm country, campaigns not focusing on farm policy

When Congress recessed for the election season without passing a new farm bill, many observers thought farmers would demand explanations as campaign trails blazed through small towns. But despite its...

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Agriculture Sec. Vilsack: Farm Bill expiration affects exports

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest“Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade,” which was published on Nov. 29, forecasts American farm exports increasing and predicts they will come in at $145...

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Farm bill extension doesn’t sit well with many organic farmers

Shoppers looking for organic food may have to look a bit harder this year.

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