Tag: politics
Our money, their mouth, your choice
If put in charge, would Republicans really cut crop insurance, gut CRP and eliminate dairy and sugar programs or is their Blueprint more baloney than beef?
Tim Ryan hears from farmers at roundtable in Portage County
Energy, regulations and the climate dominated the conversation during a roundtable Congressman Tim Ryan hosted last week for a group of local farmers.
Dems lost in the posturing weeds
Alan Gubert points out problems with the White House's request for $33 billion to respond to the war in Ukraine, specifically, funds meant for farmers.
The old economics of new agriculture: Drive or be driven
Alan Guebert explains the data that suggests American ag policy needs to make strategic changes to meet new challenges faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers.
The real costs of the ‘industrial mind’
Alan Guebert believes the problem with the industrial mind in agriculture is that it floats along on a rising sea of taxpayer money and unaccounted costs.
Federal office nixes proposal to update ‘rural’ definition after strong criticism
The White House Office of Management and Budget rejected a proposal that would have essentially expanded the definition of “rural” to include larger areas, following widespread concerns about the suggested change.
How did Sonny Perdue buy a soybean processing plant for $250,000?
Alan Guebert digs into the sale of an aging soybean processing plant in Estill, South Carolina, to former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
The politics of being ag apolitical
Alan Guebert digs into the widely held belief that if you want to get ahead in farm group politics, you can't be political.
More greenhouse gas comes from rural leaders than rural America
Alan Guebert reflects on the Biden administration's most recent ideas to combat climate change.
Rural researchers concerned about ‘rural’ definition changes
The White House Office of Management and Budget is considering a recommendation that would expand the definition of rural to include larger areas.
But rural researchers say the changes could make it harder for rural communities to get funding and for researchers to track what is happening in rural areas, and that they’re based on an oversimplified view of what metropolitan means.
