Tag Archives: Congress

$23 Billion enough?

I keep hearing that a bi-partisan group of agriculture committee members from both the Senate and House are proposing $23 Billion in future agricultural program cuts to be presented to the “super committee” working on deficit reduction.  The thought is … Continue reading

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Do they understand what is going to happen?

Farm Bill Hearings By “they” I mean the agricultural “community” that is always talking about The Farm Bill.  Politicians on the agricultural committees, farm groups, ag talking heads, etc.  Agriculture does have its problems and some areas of this nation … Continue reading

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019 Debt Talks and the impact on you

What is really needed to put the country on sound financial footing is $11 to $12 TRILLION in cuts over 10 years not the $1 to $4 trillion being discussed now. You can fix social security today by indexing the … Continue reading

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009 Farm Bill Major Players

US House is where the Farm Bill action is. Frank Lucas Oklahoma chairman – wheat and cattle country Collin Peterson democratic minority leader – Minnesota corn soybeans sugar beets some hogs, beef and dairy dems will not have very much … Continue reading

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