DENVER (AP) - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is lobbying for the selection of Colorado’s congressman John Salazar to be the next agriculture secretary.

Montana’s Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-MT) says he’s concerned about the lack of attention the agriculture community has been getting recently in Washington.

Damien1972 writes “To confront rising salinization, authors writing in the journal Science recommend increased spending on saline agriculture, which proposes growing salt-water crops to feed the world. Jelte Rozema and Timothy Flowers believe that salt-loving plants known as halophytes could become important crops, especially in areas where the salt content of the water is about half that of …

(AP:CHICAGO) Agriculture futures were lower on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery dropped 33.75 cents to $4.86 a bushel; March corn fell 14.25 cents to $3.34 a bushel; March oats lost 7.5 cents to $2.135 a bushel; and January soybeans fell 19 cents to $8.11 a bushel.

Agriculture futures fell in midday trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery lost 10.75 cents to $5.090 a bushel, while March corn dropped 6.75 cents to $3.415 a bushel and March oats slipped 3.75 cents to $2.1725 a bushel.

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures fell in midday trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Recently I was asked how I typically respond when someone says, “It’s not your grandfather’s agriculture anymore.” This question came during a meeting of state Farm Bureau personnel, at which we traditionally conduct a segment called “Stump Stallman.”

The problem of global warming calls for a stronger involvement of agriculture and farming communities, as well as forestry and forest users in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. “Agriculture and deforestation are major contributors to climate change, but by the same token farmers and forest users could become key players in …

Agriculture futures fell in midday trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) — Stanley Fink , who left Man Group Plc six months ago, plans to start a private equity fund with as much as $5 billion for investments in agriculture, renewable energy and other so-called sustainable investments.