You have to give Big Ag its due: Big Soy and friends are pushing hard to end the ridiculous US embargo of Cuba. From Hoosier Ag Today: The American Soybean Association reports that legislation to expand agricultural trade ... is in the air for DC and Havana. In that light, one assumes that if Big Ag gets its wish and forces the embargo issue, we'll see a Farm State vs ...

... , social problems. For sustainable food, feds must make smart, relatively low-cost investments beyond USDA's Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food program. Reducing Big Ag subsidy payments and diverting the proceeds into local-food infrastructure is change we can believe in ... and savor.(By Tom Philpott, Newsweek.com, 2009-11-11)

The fact that there's a revolving door between government and industry will come as news to no one. What is surprising (though hardly, says the cynical devil on my shoulder) is that President Obama continues to spin it around. What ever happened to "No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially ...

... in South Dakota was 660. click chart to enlarge "Get big or get out" rules the industry now. The only size of operation showing any recent growth are ... . click chart to enlarge Part of this is ugly market reality, but part is also the big-ag mindset in Pierre, where our state government continues to hand out favors to the tiny minority of big operators and lets small family farms die.

... 3-CCD MiniDV Proline Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom. The AG-DVX100 shattered conventional notions of what a DV camera-recorder could ... its class to offer the 24p/30p Cinema mode, the AG-DVX100 was particularly well received by filmmakers and image creators. Now, Panasonic introduces the AG-DVX100A. This advanced new model takes the DV camera a big step forward, retaining the popular features of its ...

... and SEC, that is one of the priority areas. Coburn; Going to be big. Over $50 billion. At least oversight. Hate crimes issue ... forward on what we can do on preventative detention. Sessions: I would just say Mr AG. If a police officer stops someone and gun in holster. ... line atty in DOJ under Republican and Democratic Ag, that’s what I tried to reassure them. Only expected to do job, No litmus ...

... the economy sucks.” Wrong stupid. Historically, big oil is known to commit blunder after blunder, until they find themselves in ... ) (CTRP: 65.20 +2.89%) and Aixtron AG (ADR) (AIXG: 30.17 -3.43%) . ... waiting to buy the LED parts maker, Aixtron AG (ADR) (AIXG: 30.17 -3.43%) , ... : be careful with small cap oil into earnings, for big cap oil is really stupid and cheap. And, as always, pray for the ...

It’s one thing to say there’s a new ag community. It’s another thing to live in it as a farmer. At the NAMA Trends in ... 8220;a farm in our little neighborhood or rural communities anymore but we have to be a big player in a bigger pond.” She says it’s important ... to my interview with Daphne below. Combined NAMA Trends In Ag/NAFB Convention Photo Album AgWired coverage ...

... of Michigan manufacturers. Concentrated solar thermal is not something most people think would work here in Michigan, because it's big and bulky and relies on lots and lots of sunlight.  Michigan's solar power industry is mostly centered on photovoltaics. The second goes along with the preservation of Ag programs at the state level, provided they move towards greener ag. ...

... dress-up clothes, our girls both had outfits to wear!! AG was very pleased and proud of herself to be Jasmine -- even though she hasn't even seen the movie yet!! How kids learn who all these characters are is still a big mystery to us! She was so happy with the outfit that she wanted to sleep in it...it took a great deal of convincing to ...