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Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Tuesday (last updated at 7:28 a.m. Eastern time): Housing Finance Reform Set To Begin: Mortgages were at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis. And despite numerous pieces of legislation that have been debated and signed...

America's vanishing farmland isn't a new problem. But one county in Eastern Pennsylvania thinks it has a solution. It launched a program that teaches prospective farmers how to set up a farm, grow their own crops and keep the business afloat.

One of the most important components in the success or failure of a major corporation (or "person," according to the Supreme Court) is its ability to legally pursue anyone who dares to challenge its hugeness. Several weeks ago, after writing about agricultural giant Monsanto, arguably the "big" in...

When we consider the rogue's gallery of devilish, over-sized, greedy and disproportionately powerful corporations, we generally come up with outfits like Microsoft, Bechtel, AIG, Halliburton, Goldman-Sachs, Exxon-Mobil and the United States Senate. Yet somehow, Monsanto, arguably the most devilish,...

If you're not a fan of farmers' markets, you're really missing out on some fantastic produce and should give them a try.Buying directly from the farmer not only assures you of the freshest vegetables and fruits, but the prices are often cheaper than what you'd pay at a grocery store.But getting to...

This is just one of the Innovative Ways to Stimulate the Economy suggested by DailyFinance contributors. See them all. A local farmer and friend, Chrissie Zaerpoor, is known as one of the new farming celebrities. She raises truly free-range chickens for meat and eggs, and grass-fed dairy cows, and...