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Cut direct payments? Be prepared for the trade-offs

Cutting direct payments to farmers appears to save $4.9 billion per year in the federal budget, but not if more producers enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program, according to a new analysis from the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (MU FAPRI
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Sen. Roberts: U.S. livestock industry under regulatory attack

A Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing to explore the state of the nation’s $250 billion livestock sector, which Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, described as a “major area for job and economic growth” quickly turned into an opportunity to bash U.S. agencies for over regula
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Lawmakers look for ways to improve crop insurance

With droughts, floods and other disasters impacting crop production across many parts of the U.S., “this year is an excellent example of how important the farm safety net has become,” testified Risk Management Agency Administrator William Murphy
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