Keeping livestock secure from the purposeful spreading of devastating diseases, crop supports for vegetable farmers and permanent repeal of the inheritance tax were also on farmers' minds. There's a sense of complacency out there because we've been able to deal with the BSE ("mad cow" disease) without a shock to our market," King said. He said that the success of ethanol and biodiesel manufacturing depends on keeping the livestock industry healthy and nearby, since it provides a feed...

So while food prices appear inexpensive, there is the hidden cost of subsidies-- 72 percent of which is paid to the top ten percent of farmers according to statistics provided by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an independent think tank on agriculture and environmental issues. So while food prices appear inexpensive, there is the hidden cost of subsidies-- 72 percent of which is paid to the top ten percent of farmers according to statistics provided by the Environmental Working...

You are here: Home / Newsroom / Latest Releases / Release No. John Salazar, to continue the support they are already giving to these progressive reforms that will benefit Colorado farmers while protecting the state's environment. The Bush administration's new plan seeks to end what is now seven decades of failure by reining in some of the giveaways while harnessing the power of American farmers to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Ending an addiction: "Instead of buying only...

To put it simply (and perhaps to oversimplify), there's not a lot of overlap between populations that eat healthy, organic, local food, and those most afflicted by obesity and its consequences, because it's hard to be in the former category when you live on dollars a day. To put it simply (and perhaps to oversimplify), there's not a lot of overlap between populations that eat healthy, organic, local food, and those most afflicted by obesity and its consequences, because it's hard to be in...

BY FRED GRAY, NEWS-REVIEW STAFF WRITER EAST JORDAN - Greg Niewendorp of East Jordan, like growing numbers of small farmers across Northern Michigan and the rest of the nation, is challenging state and federal agencies and the big downstate cattle industry to back off their Big Brother policies and allow farmers like him to carry on with their way of life. BY FRED GRAY, NEWS-REVIEW STAFF WRITER EAST JORDAN - Greg Niewendorp of East Jordan, like growing numbers of small farmers across...