Farmers Resent Farm Bill Extension
While consumers may be celebrating the farm bill extension passed at the beginning of the month, farmers across the country are resentful of Congress’ unwillingness to pass a five-year farm…
Fiscal Fights Could Block Farm Bill
Fiscal debates in Congress could prevent work from being done on a new farm bill for weeks or even months. Last year’s farm bill debate was unusually protracted and heated.…
Tax Deal Eases Farmers Worries
With the fiscal cliff negotiations preventing an estate tax increase, farmers across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Included in the potential fallout of going over the…
Direct Payment Subsidies Return
Direct payment farm subsidies, one of the more controversial federal farm support programs, have made a return in the recent farm bill extension, much to the consternation of budget hawks.…
Farm Industry Angry at Extension
In the wake of the fiscal cliff negotiations and a temporary, nine-month extension of the expired farm bill, farm advocacy groups and rural legislatures are angry at the failure of…
New Farm Bill Likely to Be Similar
The farm bill likely to pass this year is almost certain to be similar to the failed farm bill passed this summer. For the past half year, the farm bill…
Farm Bill Extension Example of Declining Influence
The bare bones farm bill extension passed earlier this week is another example of the declining political influence of agriculture and rural politicians. For the past several months, the farm…
House Ag Chair Unveils Farm Bill Agreement
Despite Speaker of the House John Boehner’s reluctance to comment on the proposed farm bill extension, House Agriculture Committee chair Frank Lucas is already throwing his weight behind it, positioning…
Milk Debate Divides GOP
The fight over the 2012 Farm Bill and the impending dairy cliff appears to be driving a wedge between members of the House Republican caucus, further eroding the political influence…
GOP Mulls Farm Bill Extension
In the face of the upcoming dairy cliff, the House Republican leadership is considering a temporary extension of the farm bill in order to avoid a massive milk price increase.…