Tag: Farm Bill
Major co-ops back dairy stabilization plan
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee did the right thing when it approved a farm bill that contains much-needed change in federal dairy programs, including provisions outlined in the Dairy Security Act. Dairy farmers in the Upper Midwest will benefit from these changes.
Farm bill clears Senate Ag Committee with bipartisan support
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act now goes to the full Senate.
National Farmers Union: Market-Driven Inventory System could save tax dollars
The National Farmers Union says the Market-Driven Inventory System (MDIS) would save tax dollars and still provide a farm safety net.
This is not your father’s farm bill
Purdue's Otto Doering: "We have a tendency in the U.S. to socialize losses and privatize gains." Don't expect to see much of that in the next farm bill.
Fate of 2012 farm bill remains mystery
WASHINGTON -- The future of 2012 farm bill is unknown, after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the super committee, failed...
MU FAPRI updates agricultural baseline ahead of Farm Bill debates
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Tight crop supplies and record farm prices dominate a midyear baseline update from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri.
