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Policy Plate: No Accountability for Million Dollar Crop Insurance Payments

May 31, 2012
Today the Environmental Working Group released a new analysis of 1 million+ government records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. We found that last year more than 10,000 farming operations have received federal crop insurance premium...

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Policy Plate: Minnesotans Fight Back Against Agriculture Pollution

May 30, 2012
A diverse coalition that included farmers, urban residents and conservation and business groups called on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency yesterday to hold farm operations accountable for their share of run-off pollution flowing into Minnesota...

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Policy Plate: Riot of Soil Erosion Brings Shame

May 29, 2012
John Walter, executive editor of Successful Farming Magazine & Agriculture.com, took a Memorial Day weekend trip through western Iowa.  Walter writes today at Agriculture.com about the environmental catastrophe he witnessed on his drive. His story,...

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Policy Plate: The Diane Rehm Show Tackles Farm Bill

May 24, 2012
NPR’s Diane Rehm Show hosted a panel discussion this morning featuring Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jerry Hagstrom of The Hagstrom Report, Chandler Goule of the National Farmers Union and Environmental Working...

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Policy Plate: Farm Bill Debate and Ag Pollution Continue

May 23, 2012
While the Senate and House Agriculture Committees debate how drastically they will cut proven farm bill conservation programs, widespread industrial agriculture pollution continues to take its toll. An ABC News affiliate in Baltimore reports this morning...

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