Biofuels Hearing; Doha and the Farm Bill 5/7/08 Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing entitled, "The Renewable Fuels Standard: Issues, Implementation, and Opportunities." Analysts Project Increase for Old Crop Corn Stocks 5/7/08 The United States Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release updated ending stocks estimates for corn, soybeans and wheat, along with U.S. wheat production figures Friday, May 9 at 7:30 AM Central. Farm Bill; Biofuels; Crop Progress / Prices; Doha 5/6/08 Dan Morgan reported in today's Washington Post that, "House and Senate negotiators bargaining over a new farm bill have reduced funding for a key school lunch program for poor children abroad and agreed to sharply expand nutrition programs for low-income families and children in the United States." Grassley Mulls Whether to Support Farm Bill Veto Override 5/6/08 Iowa Senator Charles Grassley is not sure whether he would support overriding a presidential veto of the almost completed farm bill. 2008 Farm Bill All But Wrapped-up 5/2/08 Congress finally made a lot of progress on the next farm bill after a six-hour meeting Thursday night that stretched into Friday morning. There are now just nine farm bill policy issues that are unresolved and congressional staffers are expected to work those out over the weekend. USDA and DHS Advocate "Success Through Partnership" in Global Battle to Protect American Agriculture 5/2/08 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a Success through Partnership conference in Washington, D.C. to update agricultural stakeholders on the departments' joint effort to strengthen the delivery of the agriculture mission. DHS and USDA are partners in protecting American agriculture against the introduction of unwanted plant pests and foreign animal diseases at our nation's ports of entry.