Durbin Amendment Would Increase Farmer Premiums by 45%
On the issue of means testing in crop insurance, the devil is certainly in the details. But in order to actually find...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
Setting the Record Straight on Crop Insurance
By Thomas P. Zacharias Admittedly, opponents of farm policy attract more headlines than the men and women who put food...
Billings Gazette Guest Opinion: Keep Crop Insurance Affordable in New Farm Bill
by Bing Von Bergen There is a lot of buzz in Washington again this year about the prospects of a farm bill. For those...
Food Scarcity: The Cost of Failure
This is the first in a series of articles that will examine the cost of failure when strong farm policy is not...
Brazil’s sugar industry propped up by government largesse
by Rene Pastor To many people, Brazil’s image in the sugar and ethanol market is that of low-cost operators who used...
Farmers Embracing Their Role In Protecting The Environment
by Cristina DC Pastor USA Rice Federation (USA Rice) and Ducks Unlimited (DU) recently forged a new partnership...
