What does having broadband coverage in the nation’s farm belt mean? Plenty according to both the US Department of Agriculture and those residents who have applied for broadband coverage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service and the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration are positioned to dole out a cool $7.2 [...]
Farmer Rights v. Animal Rights
November 11th, 2009A vote in Ohio helped agribusiness owners in their struggle with animal rights activists. The vote to establish a livestock care oversight board has given livestock farmers much-needed ammunition in the attempt to quell animal rights activists’ attempts to dictate how livestock can be housed. The referendum, approved by 64% of Ohio voters, establishes the [...]
Fighting Agribusiness Fraud
November 5th, 2009No one really thinks of fraud being a major agribusiness concern. But when a Georgia-based Temple-Inland, Inc., a corrugated packaging and building products manufacturer, recently found out it was a victim of a $4.8 million fraud scheme, the company became an example of how no industry is safe. An employee of the company and eight [...]
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