Opinion: The Zero-Sum 2018 Farm Bill

10/25/17 3:02 AM By John Gordley

American Soybean Association (ASA) and other farm organizations have been urging Congressional leaders to provide additional funds to the Agriculture Committees so they can write a new farm bill in 2018 that responds to the difficult times farmers are facing.

House passes LIHEAP funding at FY17 levels

09/13/17 5:48 AM By Sandra Cowherd

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2017 - The House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee formally passed its appropriations bill with $3.39 billion included for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Tom Halverson, CoBank

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Halverson, president and CEO of CoBank. The balance of debt stocks of U.S. farmers has grown during the downturn in the overall farm economy, but thankfully, the load of debt service has been eased by the tailwinds of increased global trade and higher commodity prices as well as very low interest rates. CoBank’s Halverson expects borrowing rates to remain low and farm income to improve as global commodity stocks remain tight in the near future. Halverson is hopeful the Biden administration will pursue an aggressive global trade strategy and says the ag industry must be prepared to defend its position as part of the solution in any climate policy.

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Opinion: Cracking the accounting jigsaw of on-farm conservation to grow the profitability of healthy soils

In this opinion piece, National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett and Environmental Defense Fund vice president of ecosystems Britt Groosman, discuss the importance of implementing sustainable practices at scale across U.S. agriculture.

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The early days of the Biden administration have been busy and include action on some key farm policy items. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase take a look at what has happened thus far and what is on the horizon.

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