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Farm Bill: New Analysis Of Costly Crop Insurance
In a just-released working paper, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) agricultural economists Vincent Smith, Bruce Babcock, and Barry Goodwin find that the Price Loss Coverage…
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CropLife America Supports New EPA-Led Scientific Review Process On Pollinator Health
CropLife America (CLA), the national trade association representing the developers, manufacturers and distributors of crop protection products, welcomes review of the “Proposed Risk Assessment…
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Drought 2012: USDA Changes Crop Insurance Rules For Cover Crop Harvesting
For farmers wanting to insure a grain crop in 2013, certain rules applied to the treatment of cover crops for emergency forage this summer.…
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It’s Good To Be In Ag
Last week, I attended the annual Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) meeting in Omaha, NE, and it couldn’t have been a nicer time. Not…
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Ag Groups Urge Senate To Refrain From Disaster Bill
Over a dozen national farm groups urged Senate leaders to refrain from supporting any legislation resembling the House-passed disaster bill if such a measure…
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ARA To Participate In Farm Bill Now Rally
Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) members that are in the Washington, DC, area next week are welcome to attend a Farm Bill Now Rally on…
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Drought 2012: No ‘Heat Of The Moment’ Decisions
No matter what way you look at it, the now-officially christened Drought of 2012 has been a marketplace shaker. For many grower-customers, their corn…
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U.S. Agriculture: Questions Abound
You can ask my loving and tolerant wife and she’ll tell you … it’s been a summer of travel like I haven’t experienced in…
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Beltway View: Beyond The Farm Bill
While the 2012 Farm Bill currently takes center stage in agricultural policy discussions, its future remains in question even as I write this article…
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Aerial Application Special Report – Sponsored by Air Tractor
As the 2012 season winds down in the United States, the trend I’ve seen in previous years continues…more and more growers are choosing aerial…
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