Survey shows farmers’ crop insurance strategies
Margins are tight, and farmers are looking to cut costs. Will that affect crop insurance choices? A recent Farm Journal [...]
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03, 2016
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02, 2016
Farm income falling for a third year
Farmers will likely see a drop in profit for the third straight year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
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02, 2016
Vilsack: USDA cannot declare cottonseed as oilseed
By Jessica Domel News Editor American cotton farmers will not have access to farm bill safety net programs through cottonseed [...]
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01, 2016
National policy established, leadership elected at AFBF
National policy to help Texas cotton farmers and the election of a new president “excited about working for the Lone [...]
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11, 2015
Threats to federal crop insurance loom
By Jessica Domel Field Editor A deal that was expected to save crop insurance programs from $3 billion in cuts [...]
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01, 2014
Senators discuss farm bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a cloture motion that will require 60 votes for passage, clearing the way [...]
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01, 2014
Farm bill moves forward
Thanks to action taken by House and Senate negotiators over the weekend, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are expected to see [...]
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01, 2014
House moves forward on farm bill negotiations
There could be movement on the farm bill this week. According to Politico, members of the U.S. House who are [...]
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01, 2014
Lucas works to fix farm bill dairy language
Staff talks continue this week in an effort to reach an agreement on dairy language and payment limits on farm [...]
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01, 2014
Farm bill haggling over dairy policy
With a standoff over dairy policy, action on a farm bill conference report is likely to slip into late January. [...]