Senate Agriculture Committee

As Senate Farm Bill Heads to Vote Next Week, Now’s the Time to Reform Crop Insurance

June 1, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
2012 Farm Bill, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, crop insurance, EWG, farm subsidies. commodity program, LSP, Senate Agriculture Committee

By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project— Well, this is it. The Senate Ag Committee’s version of the 2012 Farm Bill is up for a floor vote the week of June 4, and…
Senate Farm Bill Falls Short on Conservation, Family Farm Ag

April 28, 2012
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
commodity title, crop insurance, farm policy, farm subsidies, row crop agriculture, Senate Agriculture Committee, Senate Farm Bill, soil conservation, USDA

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…