Farmers Wait and Wait and Wait Some More for Farm Law Direction
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2009)—Ideally, implementing rules provide a clear-cut “yes” or “no”...
Farmers to Appropriators: Don’t Touch Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (Jun 08, 2009)—Members of the agricultural community have a money message for Congress – don’t pull...
New Pay Limit Rules Creating Confusion, Chaos
WASHINGTON (Feb 18, 2009)—Although farm families across the country were put on notice last summer that strict new...
Farmers to USDA: Implement Farm Bill Now
WASHINGTON (Dec 10, 2008)—Major farm organizations sent Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer a letter yesterday...
Senate Ag Leaders Weigh In On Doha
Committee Letter to President Bush Twenty-two United States Senators from farm states sent President Bush a letter on...
Farm Bill Breakdown: TITLE VI – Rural Development
WASHINGTON (Nov 3, 2008)—Since 1973, farm bills have included a Rural Development Title. The 2008 farm bill builds...
Caught in the Middle
WASHINGTON (Oct 2, 2008)—In terms of farm policy, producers are in limbo right now, caught somewhere in...
Farm Bill Breakdown: Energy Title
WASHINGTON (Sep 12, 2008)—The “farm bill” might sound like a piece of legislation that deals...
Federal Cotton Program Works, Expenditures Declining
MEMPHIS – Criticisms of U.S. cotton farm programs are unwarranted. The truth: U.S. farm programs have operated as...
Déjà Vu All Over Again
WASHINGTON (June 27, 2008)—If it seems like Congress was voting on the farm bill every time you turned...
