Tag: Farm Bill
You’ll know it when you see it
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard...
House and Senate ag committees take action on new farm bill
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate Agriculture committees have both announced new versions of the farm bill they plan to revisit in coming weeks,...
New farm bill a priority for 2013
More coverage of the farm bureau trip to D.C.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — It's still anyone's guess when the next farm bill will be passed,...
Pennsylvania Farm Show: Officials meet to discuss policy
The farm bill and dairy policy was on the minds and lips of government officials at the annual government luncheon held during the 97th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Crop insurance: ‘Just insane’
Neither the outcome of the federal election nor the fast-approaching budget "fiscal cliff" bothered any of the 250 gawkers and bidders at a 1,170-acre...
Lame ducks holding up the farm bill
On the face of it, few things carry a more apt name than today's "lame duck" Congress. Indeed, how lame is it that after...
2013 ag outlook includes farm bill, food price issues
Economists, ag policy experts take a look at where the new year is headed and where 2012 will end.
Election’s over, now what about farm bill?
Predictions include a short-term extension of the expired bill, or approval of a new, long-term bill.
Farmers to rally in Washington for a new farm bill
Farmers and the organizations that represent them say they want a new bill by Sept. 30, when the current farm bill expires.
Time running out for farm bill, amid record drought, uncertainty
House members say disaster package is only temporary, still planning to approve a five-year farm bill.
