What are you thankful for? It's a question that's asked so often this time of year, as we sit down to break bread with those close to us and reflect on the good tidings of our lives.
Philip Brasher reported yesterday at The Des Moines Register Online that, "People too rich to get farm subsidies are collecting payments anyway because of the Agriculture Department's lax oversight, government investigators say.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer made the following statement regarding today's fourth quarter farm financial forecast published by USDA's Economic Research Service.
High crop input costs and aren't just making things tough for farmers nowadays. Landowners who depend on crop income for their share of the farm's returns are feeling the heat, too.
Pledging to end what he calls "casino capitalism," Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Thursday introduced a bill that would place all derivatives and swaps under the regulation of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
