Critics urge much bigger cost savings in U.S. farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should slash at least $100 billion in costs from the U.S. farm bill - three or four times more than cuts currently proposed - and resist...
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Negotiators see glimmers of progress on farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a week left to act, agricultural leaders in Congress are still deadlocked on two major issues for a new U.S. farm bill, cuts in crop subsidies...
Negotiators see glimmers of progress on farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a week left to act, agricultural leaders in Congress are still deadlocked on two major issues for a new U.S. farm bill, cuts in crop subsidies...
Drought dents U.S. farm-sector income: government estimate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farm income will drop by 3 percent this year, the result of surging production costs aggravated by crop losses that stemmed from the worst drought in...
Drought dents U.S. farm-sector income: government estimate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farm income will drop by 3 percent this year, the result of surging production costs aggravated by crop losses that stemmed from the worst drought in...
Agriculture Secretary urges “reform-minded” farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday urged Congress to break a logjam and pass a reform-minded farm bill, but two lobbyists said the deadlocked $500 billion...
Agriculture Secretary urges “reform-minded” farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday urged Congress to break a logjam and pass a reform-minded farm bill, but two lobbyists said the deadlocked $500 billion...
Crop insurance a post-election target, farm bill elusive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck session of Congress opening next week, agricultural...
Crop insurance a post-election target, farm bill elusive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck session of Congress opening next week, agricultural...
Corn prices hit limit at CBOT as shrinking U.S. grain supply shocks market
U.S. corn and wheat stockpiles shrank far more this summer than grain markets thought, the government reported on Friday, and corn prices zoomed higher on prospects that heavy demand and...