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U.S. Boxed Into a Corner at WTO

A new economic simulation of the U.S. agriculture proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed what NGOs and developing countries have been saying for months: the proposal has so many loopholes it may actually increase the allowable amount of domestic agriculture spending in the U.S. The new simulation exposed not only the emptiness of the U.S.

A Healthier, Smarter Food System

Food Without Thought: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity

U.S. farm policy geared towards driving down prices for corn and soybeans is a significant contributor to the nations obesity epidemic. Below is the press release with a brief explanation of the issue, the fact sheet and the report.

The New Blue Box: A Step Back for Fair Trade

Excerpted from: Sailing Close to the Wind: Navigating the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial. Analysis of the proposed expansion of the Blue Box within the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Agriculture

The United States WTO Agriculture Proposal of October 10, 2005

Excerpt from Sailing Close to the Wind: Navigating the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial. The U.S. proposal for new agriculture trade rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO) would allow a deeply flawed system in agricultural trade to continue, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

How to Make it Work: Required Policy Transformations for Agroecosystem

Dennis Keeney and Loni Kemp combined their expertise to explain the driving forces in agriculture today, including policy and technology, and to point the way to a new green payments approach for U.S. farm policy.

EU Wants to Reform Sugar Subsidy System

The European Union's head office tackled the sticky problem of sugar subsidies Wednesday, proposing price and production cuts to reform a system critics charge hurts farmers in poorer countries and consumers at home.

New EQUIP Payments

BISMARCK, N.D. A federal conservation program is handing out more assistance to farmers and ranchers across the Northern Plains and Montana this year. The government received nearly 8,000 applications from the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program.

Better Deal Pledged For Poorer Countries To End Trade Deadlock

Leaders of the G8 industrial countries last night sought to end nine months of deadlock in global trade talks when they pledged a better deal for poor countries in an attempt to put negotiations back on track.

USDA Starts New Farm Conservation Program

Farmers and ranchers in 22 states can start signing up July 6 for a program that pays them to protect and improve natural resources, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday. The Conservation Security Program will be available for producers in 18 watersheds, the department said. They will have until July 30 to seek a share of the program's $41.4 million.