At long last, the wait is over. The last farm bill came out four years ago. So what’s in this bill? Where are the high(low)lights of the bill?
Follow along. We will add to this analysis as we digest this tome.
April 12, 2018
So what’s in the 2018 Farm Bill?
April 13, 2018
Cotton seed makes the list of covered commodities
Million dollar farms can now receive more payments
Cousins, nieces, and nephews eligible for taxpayer funded subsidies
ARC and PLC reauthorized with changes to calculations
Effective reference price likely increases payments to producers
April 18, 2018
No More Energy Title in the Farm Bill
Rebooted: The Repowering Assistance Program
The Biomass Research and Development Initiative
Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
Rural Energy for America Program
April 19, 2018
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Scaling Back Biorefinery Assistance
Cuts to the Biobased Market Program
April 20, 2018
New Farm Bill Fills with Wasteful Ag Subsidies
April 29, 2018
Impact of U.S. Agriculture Subsidies on Water Quality
April 30, 2018
Measuring Performance of Farm Bill Conservation Programs
May 15, 2018
Letter to Chairman Pete Sessions: Support Open Debate on the Farm Bill
May 16, 2018
May 17, 2018
Statement On Decision Regarding Debate On Farm Bill
May 18, 2018
Statement On (Unexpected) 2018 Farm Bill Vote
The Farm Bill Lesson: You’re Doing It Wrong!
June 28, 2018
Statement Regarding the $867 Billion Senate Farm Bill Passage
June 29, 2018
Opportunity Squandered in Senate Farm Bill
July 17, 2018
Energy Title Programs in the House and Senate 2018 Farm Bills
July 24, 2018
Trump Administration Cuts Checks to Salve Trade Wounds
August 15, 2018
Taxpayers Are Dairy’s Cash Cows
August 21, 2018
Trump’s Tariff Frenzy Knows No Bounds
August 27, 2018
Trade Tariff Hush Money Tranche #1
August 30, 2018
September 4, 2018
Trade War v. Farm Bill: The Return of Congress
September 5, 2018
Just The Facts: The Grassley/Meadows Amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill
September 11, 2018
A Cornucopia of Myths and Misinformation in the Farm Bill Conference Meeting
September 13, 2018
October 11, 2018
The Farm Bill Has Expired. What Now?
October 12, 2018
The Romance is Dead: The Farm Bill and SNAP Need a Divorce
November 13, 2018
Close Farm Program Payment Loopholes
November 16, 2018
Conservative and Free Market Groups: Oppose Any Farm Bill That Expands Egregious Subsidies
No more exploiting payment loopholes, focus farm programs on farmers
Lame Duck Congress Pushing Lame Farm Bill
November 19, 2018
Close Farm Program Payment Loopholes
December 11, 2018
Top 10 Worst Provisions in the Farm Bill
January 9, 2019
New Disaster Bill: A Disaster for the Ag Safety Net
January 18, 2019
The Quiet Decline of Common Sense in Federal Farm Policy
January 24, 2019
Agriculture Disaster Spending Bill Socializes Risks While Privatizing Profits
March 27, 2019
Why Disaster Spending? Taxpayers Already Created A Generous Safety Net for Agriculture
April 12, 2019
Federal Flood Aid Must Not Bailout Bad Decision Making
June 4, 2019
Congress Passes (Excessive) Supplemental Spending Bill
June 5, 2019
Grassley And Fortenberry Insist So-Called Farmers Actually Set Foot on Soil
July 29, 2019
Trump Administration Doubles Cost of Ag Safety Net
September 13, 2019
WHIPping Up a Frenzy for Farming Subsidies
September 18, 2019
WHIPping Up Agricultural Disaster Spending Since 2017
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