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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15- Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine denied the accusation that he was aware of a $175 million loan made to a European affiliate from segregated customer accounts.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Dec. 16 – After almost two decades of negotiations, the Russian Federation was welcomed into the World Trade Organization (WTO) today, in a move that is expected
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16– USDA announced that the number of winter farmers markets is increasing. According to the updated National Farmers Market Directory, since 2010, the number of winter markets has increased 38 percent, from 886 to 1,225. These winter markets also account for nearly 17 percent of t
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not leaking from a nearby carbon storage site on the Canadian farm owned by Cameron and Jane Kerr, IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. concluded in a report released this week.
Congressional leaders finally reached a new compromise on a $1 trillion spending bill for federal agencies under the remaining nine Appropriations bills for fiscal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement includes “new and innovative†proposals with the goal to create a model of how trade should be conducted in the Asia-Pacific region, said United State Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Demetrios Marantis.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) today called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to appeal the World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on country of origin labeling (COOL). A bipartisan group of 19 Senators led by Jo
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Bart Chilton released a statement yesterday indicating that although the MF Global investigation is progressing, the ultimate location of missing customer funds is still a mystery.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a consent order of permanent injunction. The CFTC charged that the defendants defrauded grain elevators and cooperatives in Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and South Dakota
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