Obama Vows to Overhaul Immigration Laws
(AP) President Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated
by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he
remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains
unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year.
FARM BUREAU DELIVERS 100,000 REQUESTS OPPOSING
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL TO LAWMAKERS
The American Farm Bureau Federation's successful, six-month campaign to
oppose cap-and-trade climate change legislation, "Don't CAP Our Future,"
culminated Wednesday when farmer and rancher members from across the
country presented key lawmakers some of the 100,000 grassroots
calls-to-action gathered in opposition to the issue.
The Focus to Bust Up Big Ag [Chris
Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor]
Walking into a meeting Thursday night in Ankeny, Iowa, --- just down the
road from where the Department of Justice and USDA will hold today's
competition hearing --- it was evident there will be a lot of spotlight on
today's hearing. When an unofficial meeting is standing-room only, you can
only imagine how many people will be at the official event. Sitting over
in a corner was Reuters reporter Carey Gilliam, who wrote as I did that
some farm groups want to "Bust Up Big Ag."
Monsanto’s Seed Patents May Trump Antitrust Claims,
Lawyers Say
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Monsanto Co., facing antitrust probes into its
genetically modified seeds, may benefit from previous court rulings in
which intellectual property rights trumped competition concerns, antitrust
lawyers say. The Department of Justice and seven state attorneys general
are investigating whether the world’s largest seed company is using gene
licenses to keep competing technologies off the market.
Ag breakfast speaker: Agriculture needs 'human
capital' infusion
Quincy, IL(Quincy Herald-Whig) -Russ Weathers wants to broaden the
definition of agriculture to better reflect the local, regional and global
industry affecting men, women and children around the world. "Wherever I
am as an individual in the food chain, whether I'm a consumer or if I am
in production, processing, marketing, policy, globalization, science or
technology of the industry is my definition of agriculture."
FARM BUREAU RELEASES RESULTS OF YOUNG FARMERS /
RANCHERS STUDY
Despite the challenges, 80 percent of those responding to AFBF's 18th
annual survey of young farmers and ranchers say they are more optimistic
than they were five years ago, while 82 percent say they are better off
than they were five years ago.
Court favors sage grouse in Montana grazing lawsuit
HELENA — The U.S. Forest Service must re-examine how livestock grazing
affects sage grouse habitat in southwestern Montana after a federal
appeals court ruled the agency's original assessment was not reliable.
Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules
(AP) - A report by the federal Government Accountability Office has found
that while stringent animal protections may be on the books, the federal
government is doing a lax job of enforcing them.
Global Trade’s Dirty Secret: Outsourced Emissions
The Carnegie Institution of Science released a new study this week finding
that one-third of the carbon dioxide emissions developed countries release
into the atmosphere result from goods and services produced outside their
borders.
