We have sat through meetings in which leaders of the major farm organizations and officials from the USDA promoted crop insurance as a way to provide risk management for U.S. farmers without opening the door for WTO challenges to U.S. safety net programs for farmers.
DeBoer thankful that 2015 property tax reports are in
It’s Thanksgiving, and here’s one thing I’m thankful for: the Legislative Services Agency’s county property tax reports for 2015. You can find them on the General Assembly’s website at http://iga.in.gov
Christie Brinkley not credible source on GMO-related food
So what does an aging blond supermodel know about biotechnology, food safety and nutrition? Well, as you might expect, not a heck of a lot in the case of Christie Brinkley.
‘Nutrient Challenge’ will award prizes in best manure recycling
The U.S. EPA has issued what it calls a Nutrient Recycling Challenge (NRC) to farmers or anyone else willing to propose new methods or technologies to recycle nutrients from livestock waste.
USDA committee on minority farmers resumes with funding
The USDA Minority Farmers Advisory Committee (MFAC) recently hosted its first meeting since 2011. William Miller of Oxford, Ohio, an organic farmer newly appointed to a two-year term on the committee, attended that Savannah, Ga., meeting.
Good soybean yields despite late start, and rough weather
While no issues with pests or diseases were reported, Eric Beyers said southern Illinois was challenged with wet weather causing late planting, and a late-season drought.
