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• Farmers plan biggest crops since 1984, led by corn
• USDA Gearing Up to Conduct 2012 Census of Agriculture
• Several Ag groups ask Congress to "Do the Farm Bill Now"
   
• Weather Conditions Leave Abundance Of Manure Farmers Can Use As Fertilize
• USDA Plan to Close Hundreds of Offices Raises Safety Concerns
• Is a seed corn shortage looming?
• Farmland prices rising in Michigan, nationwide
• FDA order will limit some antibiotics in livestock
   
• Big Ag is worried about scaring us off meat and milk
• Faulty corn forecasts make for unstable market
• As crop prices soar, acres set aside for conservation dwindle
• Farmers worry new labor rules will end teen jobs
• Ready Pac lettuce recalled after E. coli test
   
• Ag appropriations bill protects pizza and fries
• Secret farm bill primed for passage in debt deal
• USDA: 'Locally grown' food a $4.8 billion business
• 2012 Farm Bill May Be Decided Behind Closed Doors
• Livestock thefts on rise as economy falters
   
• Biodiesel Industry Pleased with Supreme Court Decision
• Increased prices: USDA predicts food cost jumps
• Cuts to Farm Subsidies Divide Lobbyists
• Beef cattle prices look strong into 2012
• House Ag Chair Admits Pulling Farm Bill Together a Tall Order
   
• US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlines needs in 2012 Farm Bill
• High-Priced Urea Tests Farmer Loyalty
• Seed Corn Supply Challenges
• Listeria Outbreak Traced to Cantaloupe Packing Shed
• Senate votes for unlimited potatoes in schools
   
• Farm Cuts Should Be Held to $23 Billion, Supercommittee Told
• Some experts call milk board's claims ‘deceptive,' ‘discredited'
• Some commercial grain elevators may not need to store corn outside
• Vilsack says safety net, rural grants needed in next farm bill
• Shrinking oat stocks may add to rising food costs
   
• House Ag Chairman Looks for Balance in Expected Cuts
• USDA: U.S. Corn Crop 21% Harvested, Behind 5-Year Average
• USDA To Fund Economic Development in Rural America
• AGCO to buy Illinois farm equipment manufacturer
• CA farm voluntarily recalls lettuce that tests positive for listeria
   
• Prices are high for Illinois farm land
• USDA to Pay Biofuel Producers in 41 States
• Health officials expect a rise in listeria illnesses and deaths linked to cantaloupe
• Monsanto buys Beelogics, aims to beef up pests control capacity
• Cantaloupe outbreak is deadliest in a decade
   
• Chasing high corn prices, U.S. farmers skip rotations
• Market begins to see supply of new crop corn
• Farmworkers sue Burger King, Subway for back pay
• Senator Gillibrand details Farm Bill priorities
• White House Proposes $13.3 Billion In Cuts To Farm Safety Net
   
• Super weeds pose growing threat to US crops
• Farmers fear Listeria has ruined selling season
• As ranchers in drought areas sell cows, others buy
• Some local farmers discover hidden costs of selling wholesale
• CA forms advisory group to explore direct marketing of fruits and vegetables
   
• Five minutes with those six notorious STEC outlaws
• Value of Iowa farmland jumps 34% on high crop prices, low interest rates
• Ethanol industry says it’s not to blame for feed shortages
• North Dakota Farmers Union President Bob Carlson to lead WFO
• Ban on E. Coli in Ground Beef Is to Extend to 6 More Strains
   
• Tropical Storms wiped out crops at many NY farms
• USDA cuts further its estimate for the domestic corn crop
• Senate Committee passed its FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill
• Funding for weather-related losses accessible until end of September
• Experts recommend the cessation of most deep sea commercial fishing
   
• Protein demand in developing countries bodes well for livestock producers
• US Ethanol exports hit monthly record in July
• Company helps Midwest farmers gain land
• USDA Seeks Way to Compensate Farmers for GM Contamination
• Corn, Soybean, Wheat Prices Rally as Dry Weather May Hurt Crops
   
• Drought machine helps develop hardier crops
• Jury out on supply/demand for 2011 soybean crop
• FC Stone estimates the 2011 corn crop yield at 146.3 bushels per acre nationally
• Farm income climbs to record levels
• Iowa's Farm Bureau: eligibility for Federal crop insurance not subject to farm program conservation
   
• Economist: Short Corn Supply to Force Reduced Consumption
• Precision agriculture: Your key to efficiency and savings
• Rising farmland prices a boon for Indiana agriculture
• Report shows more US farmers relying on Internet
• Fresh Del Monte sues FDA; seeks reversal of cantaloupe import ban
   
• On The New Food Safety Law - a Long List but Little Money
• Can pork industry compete for corn?
• Farmers find that energy efficiency pays off by saving money, protecting environment
• Agronomist warns that the U.S. corn yield is likely to average 149 bushels per acre; lowest in five years
• The USDA to report an increase in cattle sent to U.S. feedlots in July compared with a year ago
   
• Cargill plant resumes operation after turkey recall
• Texas A&M: $5.2 billion in drought losses a record
• Obama to Farmer With Concerns About Regulations: 'Don't Always Believe What You Hear'
• White House Seeks New US Bio-Fuel Industry Based on Non-Food Crops
• USDA comes to aid of chicken industry with $40M purchase
   
• Farmers skeptical of USDA crop progress
• Cargill pays $2.17B for animal feed business based in the Netherlands
• ADM To Buy Majority Share Of Polish Biodiesel Co Elstar Oils
• Colleges cutting back on their farm programs
• Regulatory battle over genetically engineered salmon in a tangle
   
• DOT will not impose CDL regulations that would burden agricultural industry
• Feds Knew of Salmonella in Cargill Turkey for Months But Did Nothing
• FDA steps up surveillance of Mexican papayas
• USDA proposes new system to trace diseased livestock
• Monsanto Plans To Sell GM Sweet Corn Straight To Consumers
   
• CA Farmers angle for guest worker program
• Corn, Wheat Drop as Weakening U.S. Rebound May Curb Demand for Commodities
• ADM's Q4 revenue leaps 46 percent but earnings fall 15 percent
• Japanese Gov't expands ban shipment of beef cattle
• Corn, Soybeans May Fall on Beneficial Weather, Dwindling Demand
   
• Appearance of Nutrient Deficiencies Is Causing Concern
• Beef industry faces a supply crisis
• Wheat Futures Rise on Speculation U.S. Yields May Decline
• USDA To Help Fund Planting Of Crops For Biofuel
• Salmonella outbreak linked to papaya from Agromod Produce
   
• Heat wave causes little damage to Iowa's corn crop
• Small Farmers Facing Funding Challenges
• Experts: Wheat crops a few weeks behind but with overall good quality
• Crop, herd stress continues to mount
• Heat Wave Kills More Than 100 Iowa Cattle
   
• World's farmers will need to double grain yields by 2030
• USDA Wants Meat Labels to Disclose Additives
• House subcommittee drops farm bill energy programs 
• Are Small California Ranchers Being Shut Out of Market? 
• GOP budget proposes $30B in cuts to farm subsidies 
   
• Ohio farmers will plant more corn in 2011 
• USDA invests $60M to study the effects of climate change on agricultural and forest production
• MN State officials seize farmer's organic products
• Governor Brownback urging change in ethanol reporting
• Ag industry, lawmakers try to limit secret videos 
   
• Gov't Boosts Estimates Of Corn, Soybean Supplies 
• New Beef Safety Guidelines Announced 
• New York producers pushing to define what is honey
• U.S. Says Corn Supply to Be Tight Even With Record Crop
• Bill would transfer regulation of Iowa's egg industry  
   
• Nations May Expand Food Stockpiles and Subsidies 
• Vilsack calls subsidy cuts for large farms affordable  
• The amazing shrinking California farm  
• Obama's 2012 budget would deeply cut farm subsidies  
• Food, farming & relationships—a love story  
   
• Corn supply shrinks to 16-year low
• $17M in emergency funds to fight grape pest
• Why cattle markets are having a cow
• Ag experts say contamination of organic crops inevitable after deregulation of GM alfalfa
• 8 of 10 precision Ag crop producers are profitable