Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial (10-18) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Senate Democrats announced a breakthrough in a long-stalled farm bill Wednesday that would provide billions of dollars for California fruit and vegetable marketing, farm conservation and food stamps - but would maintain costly, traditional crop subsidies for corn, wheat, cotton, rice and soybeans. Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial (10-18) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Senate Democrats announced a...

We reserve the right to remove without warning or notification libelous or objectionable comments, and to ban their authors from further participation. Some cotton gins have caught up with their workload and shut down, but Barr said others will be running for a few more weeks. Too much rain hindered yield potential in southern Louisiana, while farmers in the northeast have been pleased with their crops, he said. Many farmers this year planted cotton acreage to corn, which was bringing...

Hoping to produce thinner waistlines, many doctors --including the American Medical Association --- want Congress to stop subsidizing the production of foods that are high in fat and cholesterol and spend more to promote fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains that are not. That's just what the nation's doctors are doing, saying that federal lawmakers are responsible for the fact that a salad costs so much more than a Big Mac. Hoping to produce thinner waistlines, many doctors --including...

Either your plan works, allowing you to make a living, or it doesn't, indicating you should find a different line of work. A lot of American agriculture operates in an environment where none of the usual rules apply where the important thing is not catering to the consumer, but tapping the Treasury. Print Article This is a printer friendly version of an article from www.washingtontimes.com To print this article open the file menu and choose Print. You try to give customers something they...

Periodic rains have slowed the cotton harvest in northern Louisiana, and farmers say they need a few days of dry weather to bring in a crop projected to produce record yields. Some cotton gins have caught up with their workload and shut down, but Barr said others will be running for a few more weeks. Many farmers this year planted cotton acreage to corn, which was bringing higher prices. He says he knows of no problems with the crop, such as seed sprouting, though he said too much rain...