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AFBF URGES TRADE VOTES DURING LAME DUCK SESSION

The American Farm Bureau Federation is pushing for passage of the Colombia and Panama Trade Promotion Agreements. More>>

 

RISING THANKSGIVING FOOD COSTS IN THE NEWS

The Tampa Tribune is offering help to families seeking Thanksgiving feast bargains with a simple interactive database in which shoppers share what they are finding as they fill their shopping baskets. More>>

 

ETHANOL INDUSTRY TAKES ON GROCERY MANUFACTURERS

A press release from Growth Energy, a newly formed group supported by the ethanol industry, calls on the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) to “discontinue its deceptive attacks on the government’s investment in ethanol and other renewable fuels.” More>>


USDA REPORT: MORE CHILDREN WENT HUNGRY IN 2007

The Agriculture Department says almost 700,000 children went hungry in America at some point in 2007. That number was up more than 50 percent from 2006. More>>


EPA SETS RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD FOR 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it plans to set the 2009 renewable fuels standard (RFS) at 10.21 percent, the equivalent of 11.1 billion gallons of fuel. More>>


FTC SAYS 160 FIRMS PRODUCE ETHANOL IN THE UNITED STATES

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report says that as of September 2008, 160 firms produced ethanol in the United States – a one-year increase of 57 firms. More>>


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