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Senate Farm Bill Falls Short on Conservation, Family Farm Ag

April 28, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
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By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project On April 26, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill by a vote of 16 to 5. The bill, which…
Crop Insurance: A Safety Net Becomes a Threat

April 12, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
agricultural subsidies, beginning farmers, commodity groups, commodity program, commodity subsidies, commodity title, crop insurance, CRP, direct payments, Farm Bill, LSP, revenue assurance, revenue insurance, risk management, row crops, soil erosion, USDA

When it comes to the crop insurance sweepstakes, southwest Minnesota farmer Darwyn Bach is a winner. But he concedes that his good fortune presents a quandary, since the way the program is…