News Mentions

Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of August 3, 2014

Agri-Pulse Communications homepage
First report: Digging into the Demographics
Second report: Farm Leaders Crave Comfort and Clout in New Coalitions
Third report: PACS and Political Influence in Rural America
Fourth report: Farmers Can Still Flex Muscle In Mid-Term Elections

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of July 20, 2014

Missouri’s proposed Amendment 1
Missouri Farmers Care homepage
Membership list of Missouri Farmers Care
Guest column regarding Amendment 1
Editorials opposing Amendment 1:
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article603633.html
http://www.joplinglobe.com/editorial/x1518892336/Our-View-Vote-no-on-Amendment-1

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of July 13, 2014

Congress’ poll numbers hit new low
Opening page of Export/Import Bank of the U.S.
Key U.S. economic sectors financed by Ex/Im Bank, 2013
Unregulated export credit competitors of U.S. Ex/Im Bank
 
Success stories of Ex/Im Bank small agbiz finance:
http://www.exim.gov/about/whatwedo/successstories/Hudson-Pecan-Company.cfm
http://www.exim.gov/about/whatwedo/successstories/North-Dakota-Oilseeds-Company-Grows-its-International-Prr.cfm

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of July 6, 2014

OTA’s working document outlining current checkoff proposal
Organic Trade Association’s push for checkoff
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance’s push against checkoff
Information regarding USDA’s checkoff programs

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of June 22, 2014

Ceres report on climate change and impact on U.S. corn production
U.S. EPA fact sheet on global water sources and use
Estimated impact of drought on California farms & ranches in 2014
National Geographic “Quest for Sustainable Corn Production”

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of June 8, 2014

Food & Water Watch Report: Grocery Goliaths
GroceryGoliaths

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of June 1, 2014

Department of Justice announcement approved big flour deal May 20, 2014
Food Business News story on Milner Milling acquiring Cereal Processors March 10, 2014
Harvest Public Media’s story on the Ardent flour merger November 13, 2013
American Antitrust Institute Letter to DOJ February 18, 2014
Food & Water Watch comment on proposed Ardent deal April 5, 2014

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Supporting Documents for Farm and Food File, Week of May 25, 2014

Heritage Foundation’s “Issue Brief” on U.S. Ag policy gone astray May 5, 2014
Farm Policy Facts rebuttal to Heritage Foundation report  May 16, 2014

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Supporting documents for Farm and Food File, Week of May 18, 2014

Daily Yonder: Life in the Slow Lane: Edyael Casaperalta’s story on poor Internet service for rural America
New York Times: FCC Moves to “Fast Lane”
Vox: Big Cable’s Fight for Internet Lanes

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Supporting documents for Farm and Food File, Week of May 11, 2014

Tufts University-ActionAid USA report Rising to the Challenge:
http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/GC62Oct13Wise.pdf

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