Crop insurance goes global
Nations shift ag subsidies from direct farmer payments to indirect farm income guarantees, and two-thirds of all nations with crop insurance programs now subsidize its purchase.
Science can mean different things
Depending on the group of people, science and facts can mean different things.
We’ve met the reductionists and they are us
Why do we listen to politicians who yell “Red!” or “Blue!” when we know the answers are not black and white? Because we’ve met the reductionists and they are us.
Tweet, tweet: It’s the sound farmers are hearing through the USA
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, this year's 36 percent fall in net farm income is the biggest drop since the bad year of 1983.
The TPP: Free trade’s cheap talk
Most U.S. farm and commodity groups aren't clear on the exact elements of the just agreed-upon Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Surprise! The history of the speaker of the house repeats itself
The recent history of the third most powerful constitutional office in the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is so checkered that you have to seriously question the background of anyone who seeks it.
The food versus farming gap continues to widen
There was a time when every farmer was in the same boat. Now, however, the boats are very different.
More corn and soybeans, and less crop diversity
With less diversity in the fields, our crops are more susceptible to damage.
Farm tales from today or yesterday still resonate
Uncle Honey never set out to break the throttle off our Oliver 77; it just “you know, broke.” Tales from the farm, yesterday and today.
No immigrants, means no food
Another look at the immigration issue, and what the loss of immigrants would mean.
