Tag: Farm Bill
No more wild market swings, eh?
Alan Guebert believes the key to a better year in 2019, is to not swing at wild pitches, like "easy" trade wars and tried-and-failing farm programs.
New farm bill emerges from conference committee
The farm bill conference committee released its final report, and awaits a vote by both the U.S. House and Senate.
Trying to stay above water in the farming industry
Farmers are being challenged by climate change, retreating stock prices, large crop yields, an overdue farm bill, ongoing trade wars and more.
New farm bill could be done by Christmas
A new five-year farm bill appears close to complete, according to members of House and Senate ag committees.
Pa. Farm Bureau focus: economic challenges
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau says new a farm bill and strong trade agreements are crucial.
A game of high stakes and bad bets
One minute we’re celebrating a trade deal that’s years from enactment, the next we’re hoping no one notices the lack of a farm bill that's needed.
Does this sound familiar when it comes to a new farm...
Alan Guebert believes Congress, the White House and most commodity groups are positioning U.S. agriculture to repeat that colossal farm bill failure.
September standoffs on the Hill
Alan Guebert reflects on Congress' slow, circular march to some legislative nowhere as September days evaporate.
USDA agencies caught in middle
Alan Guebert says a hallmark of the Trump administration’s management of farm policy is picking fights that are as costly to win as they are to lose.
My farm bill
Farmers must tell lawmakers how their operations have benefitted from farm bill programs so that the 2018 bill reflects the needs of American farmers.
