Opinion: Putting Sugar Prices in Perspective

04/17/17 7:43 PM By Galen Lee

March 20 served as the unofficial kickoff of the farm bill debate, as legislators, administration officials, commodity organizations, and rural business leaders came together...

Daybreak for March 22, 2017

03/22/17 8:39 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - The nation’s largest farm groups are taking sides as the House nears a showdown Thursday over reforms to the Affordable Care Act.

Farmers should help forge conservation policy, Farm Bill Summit told

03/20/17 2:00 PM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2017 – To encourage conservation, the upcoming farm bill should leave farmers in charge of how to best care for the land and water while helping growers see how conservation helps them economically, panelists said at a Farm Bill Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse.

Battle brewing over work requirements for some SNAP recipients

03/19/17 11:40 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - A battle is starting to take shape over whether and how to restrict SNAP benefits to able-bodied adults who don’t have children at home.

Fires leave cattle country devastated. Now what?

03/19/17 11:30 AM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - After devastating fires roared through the heart of U.S. ranching country earlier this month, producers, volunteers and government officials are trying to figure out the best path forward.

Ag infrastructure is a broad challenge, speakers say

03/19/17 11:10 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - There is a whale of a lot more needed than a robust farm bill to build the kind of substructure needed to sustain America’s rural and agricultural economy, according to the speakers on a rural infrastructure panel at the Farm Bill Summit sponsored by Agri-Pulse this week in Washington.

Ag committee leaders headline Farm Bill Summit

03/09/17 9:00 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2017 – The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees will all be featured speakers at the upcoming Agri-Pulse Farm Bill Summit. The event, “Harvesting Farm Bill Perspectives,” will be held March 20 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.

Rep. Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Representative Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. The Minnesota Democrat believes agriculture is headed for some “serious tough sledding” and is concerned about whether the 2018 farm safety net will be adequate to protect the industry. He worries that market facilitation payments may undermine future needs for additional price supports. Peterson wants answers from the Environmental Protection Agency about the small refinery waivers that are negatively impacting the ethanol industry and farmers and expresses skepticism about farm support for legislation to address climate change.

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Opinion: What do poor balance sheets, trade wars, Impossible Burgers and trial lawyers have in common?

I’m flat busted. My Missouri corn and soybean farm is bankrupt, financially incompetent, a lousy credit risk, upside down--you pick the financial euphemism for a balance sheet that is downright ugly. I’m still paying my bills on time and eating good, due to some profitable years in the recent past, but any honest appraisal of my farm’s future income and liabilities is dark indeed. Of course, if there is any comfort to be found in shared misery, every other producer of corn and soybeans in the U.S. is in the same position.

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