Midwest Needs Farm Bill
Farmers across the Midwest and the Corn Belt are in desperate need of a new farm bill, farm advocacy groups argue, and continued congressional delays and partisan infighting will only…
Vilsack Announces Energy Program
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced a new energy program designed to boost small business across the rural United States. The announcement unveiled new funding packages for more than…
Rural Energy Programs Face Bleak Future
Rural energy programs across the United States are facing a grim future without the authorization of a new farm bill, some agricultural officials have stated. Without a new five-year farm…
Lugar Campaigns on Energy Initiative
In the last few days of the Indiana primary race, Senator Dick Lugar is promoting his work on rural energy development in a hope to build popular support on voting…
Vilsack Promotes Rural Development
Recent public statements by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have reaffirmed his commitment to rural development. The American rural development movement stretches back to the 1930s and 40s. Faced with…
Ag Committee Holds Energy Hearings
Earlier this week, the Senate agriculture committee held its first set of hearings regarding the 2012 Farm Bill. The February 15 hearing dealt with energy policy in rural America. The…