| Ethanol Industry Confronts Governors over Renewable Fuel Standard |
| Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:01 |
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The groundswell of political opposition to mandating ethanol be used in gasoline blending this year may be like Hurricane Isaac against crops in the field. Nevertheless, officials of the ethanol industry are standing up and pleading their case. Here's more from WGFA National Farm Broadcaster, Ken Root: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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| Record Crops in Louisiana May Wash Away |
| Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:59 |
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This in not going to be a good day along the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Isaac is beating down on all things in Louisiana and the state will endure it's pounding for many more hours. WGFA National Farm Broadcaster, Ken Root, has some perspective on the storm and how all the work of a year can be trashed by one natural event: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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| TransCanada Pipeline May Proceed By Using Eminent Domain |
| Monday, 27 August 2012 12:10 |
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"Anything good for the country as a whole is constitutional." That is the historical basis for a law caled Eminent Domain which, in this case, allows the TransCanada Pipleline to be build inspite of the objections of landowners.
Here's the controversial story from WGFA National Farm Broadcaster, Ken Root: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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| Pro Farmer Tour Validates Size Of Drought Stricken Crop |
| Monday, 27 August 2012 12:08 |
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The Pro Farmer Crop tour finished a week of reporting on seven midwestern states.
The summary was not a big surprise but a validation of earlier estimates of a drought stricken crop.
WGFA National Farm Broadcaster, Ken Root, has a summary: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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| Ag Coalition Rallies for Farm Bill Passage |
| Monday, 27 August 2012 07:10 |
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The current farm legislation expires on October 1. That has prompted many agricultural organizations to make a push to get lawmakers to pass the bill in the House of Representatives when they go back to Washington next month. But WGFA's National Farm broadcaster, Ken Root, says there is a lot of election year politics in the way: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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