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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, January 03, 2025
thirteen farm organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders today and asked that they refrain from passing the disaster assistance package which was approved by the House on August 2.
– Rural leaders from across the United States outlined the Obama Administration’s accomplishments during a meeting of the Rural Council Tuesday at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Over 500 agri-business leaders, lawmakers, lobbyists, three former secretaries of agriculture, and even a few farmers gathered at the “Great American Farm Luncheon†during the Republican National Convention to celebrate agriculture
Crop insurance providers need to do a better job verifying and documenting growers who qualify for new producer eligibility and who can potentially qualify for higher indemnity payments.
Drought-stricken growers who lost most of their crops may decide not to harvest this year, but those who have crop insurance and still want to salvage whatever they can need to follow strict rules and understand their options.
Production of those crops would be greater under the House Committee bill than under the Senate bill, while corn and soybean production would be greater under the Senate bill than under the House Committee bill, according to a new analysis by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAP
Rep. Vicky Hartzler a freshman member of the House Agriculture Committee, delivered the weekly GOP address today and criticized Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama for failure to act on the farm disaster package
