Tag Archives: farm programs

050 – Farm Bill House Ag Committee Field Hearing

House Ag Committee Field Hearing Farm Bill I report on, and give my take on what was said at the House ag committee hearing in Galesburg, Illinois. It is my belief that a farm bill is very likely to be … Continue reading

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049 – Farm Bill What is the fall back position?

Farm Bill Podcast I continue my discussion of the 2012/2013 farm bill. What is the fall back position for agricultural groups if a farm bill does not happen? What is your fall back position for your agricultural operation if a … Continue reading

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048 – 2012/2013 Farm Bill ?????

Can both the House and Senate pass a Farm Bill and get Obama to sign it before the November election? Can they even get a transportation bill done before March 31, 2012? Offices closures are going to be a hot … Continue reading

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039 – Farm Bill the never ending saga?

Well, the Super committee went down without an agreement and along with it a “new” farm bill. Much cuss’in and discuss’in about what went on.  Pat Roberts has probably said the most.  It was done in secret with many parties … Continue reading

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035 – Tobacco love or hate it , it is agriculture

One of the very first “cultivated” crops in North America.  Smoked by “native Americans” long before the “evil Europeans” came to the North American continent. One of the first trans-Atlantic trade commodities.  Smoked along with probably a little “wacky-tabacky” in … Continue reading

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