The (Real) Important Food Stories of 2010
A national magazine's "Biggest Food Stories" omit a few things, like farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
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By Bill Bishop and Richard Oswald
Producers Press for More Competition
Farmers and ranchers meet with union representatives and lawyers in Omaha, to discuss the future and the federal laws that will make or break their livelihoods.
The Omaha Convention: Packers and Politics
Farmers and ranchers are meeting in Omaha to talk about their future as independent producers. The Daily Yonder is there, sending regular updates of the proceedings.
Presidential Campaigns Avoid Specifics at Rural Assembly
The National Rural Assembly made policy recommendations on a range of issues, but offerings from both presidential campaigns were a bit watery.
Ethanol Industry Contracts as the Yonder 40 Gains
Mergers and a bankruptcy last week in the ethanol business reveal an industry that is consolidating. Will there be room for rural communities and local investors to profit from biofuels?