Agriculture Regulation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas farmers say that a record amount of rainfall and flooding this year has put a strain on their crops and their infrastructure.
WASHINGTON - As Congress crafts legislation to impose new oversight on complex instruments blamed for hastening the financial crisis, a major sticking point has emerged over companies that use the derivatives to hedge risk.
WASHINGTON - Faced with the prospect of losing key oversight powers, members of the House Agriculture Committee and regulators on Tuesday blasted an Obama administration proposal to overhaul financial rules.
