Foreign Food Dependence: A History Lesson

by Rene Pastor It’s hard to imagine food rationing was part of daily life in the United States, especially when you...

Foreign Food Dependence: A History Lesson
posted on: May 21, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

Total Farm Safety Net Spending Drops By Two-Thirds as More Farmers Purchase Crop Insurance

Total government spending on farm safety net programs – including all commodity programs and crop insurance –...

Total Farm Safety Net Spending Drops By Two-Thirds as More Farmers Purchase Crop Insurance
posted on: May 16, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

As U.S. Farm Bill Negotiations Begin, Brazil Doubling Down On Ag Subsidies

by Tonya Allen As the United States Congress begins negotiating a new five-year Farm Bill and discussing major...

As U.S. Farm Bill Negotiations Begin, Brazil Doubling Down On Ag Subsidies
posted on: May 13, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

Brazil and the Anti-Farm Lobby – Strange Bedfellows

by Tonya Allen The old saying is that politics makes for strange bedfellows. Case in point: Brazil and U.S. farm...

Brazil and the Anti-Farm Lobby – Strange Bedfellows
posted on: May 7, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts
Setting the Record Straight on Crop Insurance

Setting the Record Straight on Crop Insurance

posted on: May 6, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

By Thomas P. Zacharias Admittedly, opponents of farm policy attract more headlines than the men and women who put food on our tables and clothes on...

Billings Gazette Guest Opinion: Keep Crop Insurance Affordable in New Farm Bill

Billings Gazette Guest Opinion: Keep Crop Insurance Affordable in New Farm Bill

posted on: Apr 30, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

by Bing Von Bergen There is a lot of buzz in Washington again this year about the prospects of a farm bill. For those of us in agriculture, a...

Food Scarcity: The Cost of Failure

Food Scarcity: The Cost of Failure

posted on: Apr 25, 2013 | author: FarmPolicyFacts

This is the first in a series of articles that will examine the cost of failure when strong farm policy is not enacted. Food scarcity: it is not...

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