Convo 56
We live in one of the richest nations in the world and virtually anything you want to eat is right at your fingertips. But that doesn’t occur by accident. It’s possible due to good farm policies and hardworking farmers, who together produce the cheapest and most reliable food in the world. Nowhere else has been […]
Evolution of Farm Policy Benefits Farmers, Taxpayers
Some stereotypes about U.S. farm policy just won’t die. For example, the belief that farmers get paid for not growing; or that benefits just go to big agribusinesses; or that farm spending is out of control. Such criticisms make splashy headlines but are no longer relevant thanks to the significant evolution of farm policy over […]
Keep Crop Insurance Affordable
Living through the drought of 2012 as an Illinois farmer gave me a whole new appreciation for risk management tools. There are things that farmers can do to try and deal with the curveballs served up by Mother Nature and with the ups and downs of market swings, but many things — like a massive […]
