Billionaires Receive Farm Subsidies
According to a recent report by the Environmental Working Group, between 1995 and 2012, fifty billionaires (or companies run or owned by billionaires) received more than $11 million in federal…
Former Ag Secretaries Gather in Kansas
Six former US secretaries of agriculture met at Kansas State University to discuss the challenges facing the farm sector and to address their own experiences as the chief agricultural official…
Farm Bill Conference Already Tense
The planned congressional farm bill conference will likely result in sparks, congressional insiders report, with House Republicans and Senate Democrats expected to vent months of tension and frustration over a…
Farm Subsidies Still Debated
With the 2013 Farm Bill still stalled in Congress, environmental activists and food reformers are still waging war on many federal farm subsidies, arguing that they entrench the wealth of…
Colorado Bracing for Agricultural Losses
After a series of devastating floods that have destroyed roads and forced mass evacuations in several towns, Coloradans are bracing for another flood-related loss in their agricultural sector. For a…
Farm Bill as National Security Issue
Farmers and farm advocacy organizations are ramping up the pressure on Senators and Representatives, portraying a failure to pass a new farm bill as a threat to America’s national security.…
Food Prices May Rise Without New Farm Bill
If Congress is unable to pass a new farm bill within the next few weeks, farmers say, food prices could rise, leaving both farmers and consumers in a tough economic…
Farmers Need Swift Action on Farm Bill
With Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle postponing a vote on the farm bill in light of a mounting crisis in Syria, farmers are desperately writing letters…
USDA Subsidizes Dead Farmers
A recent government audit has revealed that the US Department of Agriculture is sending millions of dollars of aid and subsidies to farmers who have been dead for more than…
Farm Bureau Praises Senate for Passing Farm Bill
The American Farm Bureau Federation is praising the US Senate for taking quick, decisive action of the 2013 Farm Bill, which passed earlier this month. For more than a year,…
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