AustraliaAustralia Spends A$350 Million on Drought-Hit FarmersAustralia will...

Australia
Australia Spends A$350 Million on Drought-Hit Farmers
Australia will spend A$350 million ($263 million) supporting drought-stricken farmers, Prime Minister John Howard said.

Americas
Farmer Seeks BSE Class-Action Against Canada, Feed Co
The Canadian government and a multinational feed company knew how to prevent the spread of mad-cow disease a decade before it showed up in Canadian cattle but they did nothing, claims a Quebec farmer who is trying to initiate a class action lawsuit against both, the Canadian Press reported Monday.

United States
Farms and Subsidies, Obesity, Ethanol
Since the early 1950s, the farm share of retail food expenditures fell from 40 to 20 percent. In 2004, consumers spent $789 million on food, including $464 million for food consumed at home and $325 million for food away from home. Farmers received $156 million, or 20 percent of total food spending.

Australia
Australia Spends A$350 Million on Drought-Hit Farmers
Australia will spend A$350 million ($263 million) supporting drought-stricken farmers, Prime Minister John Howard said.

Americas
Farmer Seeks BSE Class-Action Against Canada, Feed Co
The Canadian government and a multinational feed company knew how to prevent the spread of mad-cow disease a decade before it showed up in Canadian cattle but they did nothing, claims a Quebec farmer who is trying to initiate a class action lawsuit against both, the Canadian Press reported Monday.

United States
Farms and Subsidies, Obesity, Ethanol
Since the early 1950s, the farm share of retail food expenditures fell from 40 to 20 percent. In 2004, consumers spent $789 million on food, including $464 million for food consumed at home and $325 million for food away from home. Farmers received $156 million, or 20 percent of total food spending.