Tag: 2018 Farm Bill
We’re just getting warmed up
In farm and ranch country, spring brings tough questions and choices. Both could have been softened if farm and political leaders sought compromise.
2018 farm bill, just a clone of 2014
According to Alan Guebert, the 2018 farm bill is a 2014 clone. That means market trends funded under the 2014 Farm Bill will get more fuel to grow.
Trump’s “America Alone” trade strategy
Trump’s trade strategy is deadly for America’s farmers and ranchers because Congress is writing a multi-year farm bill completely tied to trade.
Cotton program could be costly for 2018 farm bill
Alan Guebert believes the cotton gang sees the disaster relief bill as an opening to take another shot at a new payment scheme it has wanted for years.
Regular order and the farm bill
Regular order is, in fact, how the House and Senate ag committees are writing the 2018 farm bill.
Should you utilize dairy margin protection?
Contact your local FSA office and let them know whether you will participate in the Dairy Margin Protection Program for 2018 before the Dec. 15 deadline.
Farm bill policy makers stuck on repeat
Congress is back in Washington and its ag leaders hope to finish the 2018 farm bill before the snow flies.
Ohio Farmers Union to host farm bill meeting
The Ohio Farmers Union and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown will hold a listening session and briefing in Fremont on Aug. 29.
How long will we wait on a new farm bill?
The 2018 farm bill has left the barn. Where it goes from here is impossible to guess.
Vote like it’s 2018 in this election
Capitol Hill farm policy players are staking out negotiating territory in the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill fight.
