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Boosting Entrepreneurship in Rural America

By Traci Bruckner on December 10, 2013 - 1:39pm

In rural and small town America, the best way to create jobs and expand economic opportunity is fostering entrepreneurship and small business. On America’s country roads that means value added agriculture and niche marketing. Such entrepreneurship keeps wealth in rural communities, enhances farm and ranch profitability, revives rural mainstreets and helps young families get a start in agriculture.

Warm Drive, Beautiful Lights!

By Tyler Vacha on December 6, 2013 - 5:30am

The days leading up to Christmas for my family centered around lights. Flashlights, as we fed livestock on winter evenings when going outside after five meant going out in the dark. Headlights, as we stood at the end of our driveway in pre-dawn hours, awaiting the warmth found on the school bus. Starlight, as we looked up at bright, twinkling stars in the blackness of a clear winter sky, untainted by city lights.

What Should the Final 2013 Farm Bill Look Like?

By Traci Bruckner on December 5, 2013 - 4:48pm

There are good provisions in both the House and Senate versions of the farm bill. It is critical that these provisions be carried into the final Farm Bill.

A conference committee made up of Senate and House members has been meeting off and on to hammer out the differences between the two bills. Rumors fly, and the latest is they may be getting closer to an agreement.  Here's our scorecard on the most important provisions

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