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Farm and Food File: Coincidence?
Bloggers might do coincidence; journalists don't. We do irony, maybe even allegory. Sometimes we stray into ennui and pathos. Coincidence, however, features facts that aren't tied as tightly together as we like. My Oxford Desk Dictionary agrees.
Rep. Peterson advances federal dairy policy, major changes discussed
New safety net, market stabilization and milk market order reform all part of the discussion.
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy
Hello Again!It’s Friday afternoon and I’m trying to figure out what to write for FSA Andy. FSA stuff can be a ” little” boring...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy
Hello Again!Happy belated Fourth of July to all. Here are some neat tidbits about the Fourth. The actual resolution declaring our independence from England...
Deadline approaches for farmers to apply for USDA Value-Added Producer Grants
WASHINGTON -- The USDA recently released a notice inviting farmers to apply for Value-Added Producer Grants. The notice combines two year's worth of funding for the program, making $37 million available for new value-added projects. Project proposals are due by August 29.
Farm and Food File: Partisan politics hurts legislation
The mid-June Congressional action on ag programs seems to confirm why Washington D.C.'s streets feature roundabout upon roundabout: moving left or right -- a big deal on Capitol Hill now -- usually lands you back where you started.
Ohio firm gets USDA biomass grant
WASHINGTON -- Marginal or abandoned crop ground in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania may find new life in a new crop.
Risk management tools especially valuable this year
For the main story on the state meeting, click here.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- This could be one of the years when farm support programs are...
Let’s feed ourselves vegetables, too
Squeeze almost any official of almost any agbiz or farm group and the words “Feed the world” will cross their lips. The phrase is...
Farm and Food File: One + one is still two (except in D.C.)
Politicians are so good at the muddled math of their budget game that they can turn the equation upside down and make it work in reverse: $1 of budget savings today can be legislated into $2 of tax cuts tomorrow.
