How Important is the Farm Bill? The USDA Responds
As we all know, Congress is working to put together a new Farm Bill to replace the last five-year bill that expired earlier this fall. A lot of farmers have been up in arms to make sure that the new bill is as good as (or better than!) the old, but a lot of folks […]
Latest Development on the Farm Bill – We Need to Mobilize Now!
Some bad news came in from Washington yesterday, but there’s a silver lining… The Senate voted 67-31 to proceed with a vote to pass the 6-month Continuing Resolution that the House passed last week, extending 2012 funding levels until March 27, 2013. The actual vote will take place in the next few days and is […]
Iowa Farm Poll Shows Farmers’ Perspectives on Climate Change, Other Issues
One of the most significant sources of information about farmers’ thoughts on current issues, the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, has just been released. This poll, conducted by the Iowa State University Extension Service, surveyed more than 1,000 Iowa farmers on a wide range of issues key to agriculture policies. The poll found that […]
Young Farmer News, Friday, November 12
In North Dakota, more big farms and fewer young farmers. Kenya wants to make farming cool. If you live in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, are in high school and want a $500 scholarship, get writing. Peter Naccarato asks gov’t to blame subsidies before eating habits Conservation programs on the block in the next farm bill? […]