Promoting Beginning Farmer Programs in the Farm Bill
By Taylor Reid I Just wrapped up a policy packed, educational, and inspiring trip to D.C. for meetings to begin developing Farm Bill policy, strategy, and partnerships. One [...]
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Stabenow Promises a Centrist Approach on Farm Bill
By JERRY HAGSTROM* EXCERPT: In her first major speech on agriculture, incoming Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., told a Michigan agribusiness [...]
Understanding the Farm Bill – Articles
As we approach the next Farm Bill cycle, Beginning Farmers will be offering some resources and guides for understanding this complex, but extremely important piece of [...]
Guest Post: Healthy Food, Healthy Farm Bill
By Christopher Bedford The rabid budget bear in the Congressional chambers is the cost of health care. There will be no prospect for a balanced budget until those costs are [...]
Cuts in Farm Bill won’t Significantly Reduce the Deficit
Cutting spending on new Farm Bill would make tiny dent in deficit, says MU FAPRI economist (From University of Missouri Extension) EXCERPT: As discussion develops on writing [...]
Farm Bill Expenditure & U.S. Feed Grain Production Charts
They say “a picture is worth 1000 words”. I’m not sure that’s always true – I’m rather pro-words, myself. But these two pie charts from [...]
Young Farmers, Beginning Farmers, and the Next Farm Bill
Young farmers need help from the USDA—and the next Farm Bill (click here to read full article) (by Lindsey Lusher Shute, Grist) EXCERPT: Unless an agricultural revival and [...]
New House Agriculture Chair Wants Farm Bill Obama Will Sign
Rep. Lucas Spells Out Goals: Incoming House Ag Chairman Wants a Farm Bill President Obama Would Sign (DTN Progressive Farmer) by Chris Clayton EXCERPT: Incoming House [...]
Article: Deficit Hysteria Versus Food System Reform
Why deficit hysteria isn’t good for food-system reform (Grist) by Tom Philpott EXCERPT: Within a year, Congress and the White House will begin negotiating the next Farm [...]
Sen. Stabenow to Become Senate Agriculture Committee Chair
Michigan Democrat takes over on the eve of multi-billion dollar farm bill. Read More from Politico Senator Stabenow’s Statement on Becoming Next Chair of the Senate [...]
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