Articles by Mark Edelman

A comparison of the two versions of the farm bill, Senate and House

Sequestration seemed to come and go without much impact.Maybe the impacts will be seen at the end of the fiscal year if funds run short

part of the reason for the stalled farm bill debate is the philosophical difference among farmers over the preferred form of a safety net.

Professor, when the Cooperative Extension Service was started 100 years ago, the farm population peaked at 32 million

the next big hurdle for Congress in January and February 2013, will be raising the national debt ceiling

ME. Professor, irregardless of whether there is or isn’t a waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard

a few weeks ago, the Senate passed the "Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs" bill in bi-partisan fashion to reduce the deficit by $23 billion over ten years

The "Farm Bill" uncertainty is now being trumped by the much larger uncertainty if our economy falls off the "fiscal cliff" that everyone is talking about

U.S. farmers can be impacted by the worst drought in recent decades and still end up with record farm income for 2012

In a nutshell, with the failure of Congress to pass a farm bill prior to the August recess, it appears that it is the Congressional leadership that has failed Agriculture.