The United States was not the only nation re-examining its farm laws right recently; although, the United States appears to be the only country making reforms and reducing overall farm policy spending. In fact, major crop producers from Brazil to India and China have been in the news recently expanding levels of subsidization. Such…
Just days after the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law, crop insurers gathered for their annual meeting to assess where the industry had come and where it is going. One of the key architects of the Farm Bill, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, told the crowd that they began writing the Farm Bill three…
Everybody knows at least one person like that. The person who on a picture perfect summer day, with good health and beautiful scenery to match, with not a want in the world, will still find something to complain about. You know, a walking, talking, real-life version of Waylon Jennings’ Rainy Day Woman. …