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Federal Crop Insurance: Can It Keep Up With Climate Change? [1]

According to a recent GAO report, the nation's federally subsidized crop insurance program might not be ready to manage increasing risks to US crops due to climate change.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Agriculture [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon [8]

FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Chemicals [9]
Food [10]
Technology [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble [12]

Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Food [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

USDA Stops Pesticide, Fertilizer Data [13]

The Bush administration is killing a longstanding program that publishes free the information it gathers on the application of pesticides and fertilizer by U.S. farmers.

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WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [15]
Chemicals [9]
Agriculture [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

Farm Bill Launches Sweeping New Secrecy Initiative [16]

New language added to the 2007/08 Farm Bill by conferees at the 11th hour could create a sweeping new secrecy mandate that would prohibit the Agriculture Department from disclosing almost any information about individual US farm operations.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Government [17]
Policy [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

Farm Bill + Global Ag Report = Deeper Ag Policy Stories [19]

A new report on global agriculture can deepen your Farm Bill stories.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Region: 
International [20]
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Public [7]

USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info [21]

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [22]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/federal-crop-insurance-can-it-keep-up-with-climate-change [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/fda-decision-cloned-food-expected-soon [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [12] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/crop-pollinators-very-important-and-trouble [13] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/usda-stops-pesticide-fertilizer-data [14] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/watchdog-tipsheet [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [16] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/farm-bill-launches-sweeping-new-secrecy-initiative [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [19] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/farm-bill-global-ag-report-deeper-ag-policy-stories [20] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [21] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/usda-raises-barriers-to-disclosure-of-predator-control-info [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=370 [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=363 [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=364 [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=365 [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=366 [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=367 [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=368 [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture?page=369