Washington DC -July 16- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 1.1 percent in June, following a 0.6 percent increase in May.  The index for energy rose sharply for the second straight month, increasing 6.6 percent in June following a 4.4 percent increase in May.

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Washington DC -July 14- Each week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asks a question related to the environment.

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Washington DC -July 14- Recent passage of the 2008 Farm Bill included funding for conservation and environmental programs. Robert Bonnie with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) talks about efforts to improve wildlife habitat, including the rare Ocelot in South Texas, and EDF’s concern with taking land setaside for conservation and allowing its return to agricultural uses, such as haying, grazing, and crop production. Join Mr. Bonnie and host Mike Duncan for this weeks edition of the WashingtonView Radio program.

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Washington DC -July 10- Farmers and ranchers hauling their own goods to market across relatively short distances should not be held to regulations intended for commercial long-haul drivers, according to Mike Spradling, president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.

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Washington DC -July 5- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.

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Washington DC -July 5- The National Bison Association (NBA) is reminding consumers to “think bison” when they make their choices during the summer grilling season, noting that July is National Bison Month.

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Washington DC -July 1- With summer in full swing, thousands of tourists are visiting Washington DC to be part of this year’s Fourth of July holiday celebration.

Part of the yearly experience is the Smithsonians Folklife Festival that features cultural exhibits from around the world, and this year, the State of Texas.

A big attraction is a huge Texas tent where visitors can enjoy authentic Texas BBQ, served up just right by Nick Fontana and his crew from Capital Q, a Washington DC “Texas-style” BBQ restaurant.

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For more info on Capital Q, check out their website at:   www.capitalqbbq.com

Washington DC - June 16- With summer in full swing, now is a good time to visit your local farmers market, according to Ann Harvey Yonkers of FRESHFARM Markets in Washington DC.

Demand for fresh, locally-grown farm products continues to increase in the United States, Yonkers says, and farmers markets offer the opportunity for consumers to meet the regional farmers and growers who sell what they grow, raise or produce on their farm.

Yonkers made the comments during an interview at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington DC. You can listen to the entire interview right now at WashingtonView.com.

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For more information on farmers markets, go to www.freshfarmmarkets.org or  www.localharvest.org

Washington DC -May 13- Tight supplies and strong demand mean prices for corn and soybeans are likely to remain high for the foreseeable future, according to American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) economic analysis of two recent government reports.

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Washington DC -May 8- Members of the U.S. House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee today moved one step closer to approving a farm bill. Principle negotiators announced they have reached an agreement on the new farm bill.

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Washington DC -May 6- The mandate by Congress to utilize a key food ingredient as the dominant input for biofuels has inextricably coupled food to fuel prices, driving up costs for consumers and affecting the economy, said AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle in testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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Washington DC -May 5- Congress might have enough votes to overide a threatened veto of the Farm Bill should it come to that, Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota), told WashingtonView Radio in an exclusive interview at the U.S. Capitol.

Pomeroy, a member of the House Agriculture Committee AND House Ways and Means Committee and a key player in the marathon negotiating sessions, said the Farm Bill has bipartisan support, and he hopes the President avoids a showdown with Congress and signs the bill into law.

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Washington DC -April 30- Rising food costs in the United States and overseas are receiving a great deal of attention, and a range of complex factors are behind this relatively new phenomenon, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »