U.S. Agriculture Secretary Favors Term Limits- (Found September 22, 2008 ) USAGnet.com (September 10, 2008) - Ed Schafer's abbreviated term as U.S. Agriculture Secretary is winding down, and the former North Dakota governor would like to see other politicians follow suit. Schafer told a farm show audience Tuesday that he has come to believe over the last few years that term limits may help to solve partisan gridlock.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43750 USDA's Schafer: Biofuels positives underreported- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Agriculture.com (September 11, 2008) - Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said that the food versus fuel story has been underreported as well as overreported. Speaking to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Kansas City this week, he said, "Taking ethanol out of the picture leaves nothing to blunt soaring oil prices. It just leaves us to pay more for gasoline."http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43796 DOE to invest up to $4.4 million in six innovative biofuels projects at universities- (Found September 22, 2008 ) AgProfessional.com (September 11, 2008) - The U.S. Department of Energy yesterday announced the selection of six advanced biofuels projects in which DOE plans to invest up to $4.4 million, subject to annual appropriations. These awards to U.S. institutions of higher education will support research and development (R&D) for cost-effective, environmentally friendly biomass conversion technologies for turning non-food feedstocks into advanced biofuels. Combined with the minimum university cost...http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43797 Weather could sink U.S. Midwest harvest- (Found September 22, 2008 ) CNNMoney (September 15, 2008) - Just two weeks ago, it was drought that was causing many Illinois farmers some sleepless nights. Now, instead, the weekend's record rainfall and ensuing flooding are giving grief to corn and soybean producers in the northern and central parts of the state.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43826 ASA policy, market development help drive record U.S. soybean exports- (Found September 22, 2008 ) AgProfessional.com (September 12, 2008) - The American Soybean Association today reflected on its many years of farm and trade policy work, and its long history of building export markets, as largely responsible for the record level of U.S. soybean exports reported yesterday by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43833 American Soybean Association Outlines Presidential Candidates' Differences in Ag Policy- (Found September 22, 2008 ) AgriMarketing.com (September 15, 2008) - The Democratic and Republican Parties presented their platforms at their respective conventions, and there are a number of key items that will have an impact on the agriculture industry.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43834 Advisor Brussels newsletter highlights new EU pesticide directive- (Found September 22, 2008 ) AEM (September 15, 2008) - The EU has released a new directive that is intended to ensure that new machinery for pesticide application does not endanger the environment unnecessarily. Details can be found in the latest issue of the AEM Advisor Brussels newsletter.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43842 How do federal bank bailouts affect the farm economy- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Agriculture.com (September 16, 2008) - Many questions remain with grain markets, farm input costs.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43915 House passes energy bill with biodiesel credit extension- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Agriculture.com (September 17, 2008) - A moratorium on some offshore oil drilling was lifted and a biodiesel tax credit was extended in the House of Representatives energy bill passed late Tuesday.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43954 Schafer leads mission for U.S. and Central American trade and investment opportunities- (Found September 22, 2008 ) AgProfessional.com (September 19, 2008) - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer will lead a U.S. Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to the Central American region Sept. 21-24 to further promote two-way cooperation, trade and investment between the United States and companies in Central America and the Dominican Republic.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43955 |