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• Gibson Guitar Plant In Nashville Raided By Federal Wood Police

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 129
  An international crackdown on the use of woods from the world’s rain forests to make musical instruments bubbled over to Music City on Tuesday with a federal raid on Gibson Guitar ’s manufacturing plant, but no arrests. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Webb said the search warrant was obtained based on information ...
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• Where Were You When Wood Became A Felony?

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 129
  The following is a excerpt from the Classical Values Blog. It is very interesting and I highly recommend you read the entire article at http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2009/10/where_were_you_2.html The 2008 Farm Bill (also known as the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, aka Public Law 110-246) . ...
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• In Memory of Bill Lievens

  
  Londonderry NH net — Authority: 142
  Thousands on foot pass by the clock tower at the Londonderry High School as they start a day of instruction, learning or supporting our students.  14,000 cars drive by on Mammoth road each day many glance at the clock and note the time or remember a time when the facade of the school was less [...]
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• Snack for thought...

  
  Legal Ruralism — Authority: 131
  As a follow-up to my earlier post regarding farm labor and food systems , I wanted to point to the Fair Food Project . This is a joint endeavor by photographer Rick Nahmias , who is probably best known for his social justice photography on The Migrant Project , and the California Institute for Rural ...
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• Food security in suburbs higher than in nonmetro areas, central cities

  
  Legal Ruralism — Authority: 131
  Todays New York Times reports that "food insecurity" rose in 2008 to 14.6%, the highest it has been since the USDA began surveying this issue in 1995. Last year, for example, the rate of food insecurity was 11.1%. The rise to 14.6% for 2008 represents an increase of about 4 million households to a total of 17 ...
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• Climate Legislation; Biofuels; Chairman Lincoln; Food Security; Farm Bill; and Doha

  
  FarmPolicy.com — Authority: 125
  Climate LegislationDarren Samuelsohn of ClimateWire reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, “The Senate climate debate shifts into a higher gear this week as advocates look beyond the partisan gridlock that engulfed the Environment and Public Works Committee and onto the broader quest of finding 60 ...
  3 weeks ago

• NRD Lawsuit over USDA GIS data Access

  
  GeoData Policy — Authority: 107
  Central Platte NRD Sues USDA Over Information Access By Robert PorePublished: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:56 PM CDT …The NRD is trying to gain access to the USDA’s geographic information system, or GIS, data to help it provide guidance on irrigation practices, mapping of cropland and district decisions. … ...
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• Climate Legislation; EPA Issues; Biofuels; CRP; and Ag Trade Nomination

  
  FarmPolicy.com — Authority: 125
  Climate LegislationAn update posted yesterday at CQPolitics reported that, “Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works panel tried Tuesday morning to overcome a partisan standoff that could derail a major climate bill even before the committee votes.“But despite tentative overtures by ...
  3 weeks ago

• If At First You Don’t Succeed

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 740
  Mexican sugar growers want “in” on the cozy little arrangement that domestic sugar growers have here in the United States.  They have formed an alliance with the U.S sugar lobby to recommend that the U.S. and Mexican governments work to “avoid importing sugar from other countries to help boost the market ...
  4 weeks ago

• Climate Legislation; Farm Bill; Crop Insurance; Biofuels; Food Stamps; CFTC Issues; and EU Issues

  
  FarmPolicy.com — Authority: 125
  Senate Climate Hearing, Day TwoDTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported yesterday that, “Senators and industry groups argued over the impact a mandatory cap-and-trade market would have on energy costs and subsequent jobs and the economy in a second day of hearings on a potential climate and energy bill.“The ...
  4 weeks ago

• Will good karma be enough for Good Humus?

  
  Legal Ruralism — Authority: 131
  As much as I would like my every meal to be from In-n-Out, the desire to live past 40 compels me to eat vegetables. This fall, I’ve been receiving a CSA (community support agriculture, where a customer pays a flat fee to a farm and receives a weekly supply of vegetables and fruit that varies according season and ...
  4 weeks ago

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