Agricultural research continues funding scramble
In recent years, university agricultural research funding has too often been short. The new reality for researchers and administrators is a near-constant scramble to find ways to keep research programs afloat.
Major farm bill shift for ASA
Amid continuing budget concerns and a need to not be caught flat-footed when Congress again takes up a new farm bill, the American Soybean Association has shifted positions on what the new legislation should contain.
USDA chief economist: Bear stalks 2013 grains
A rebound for last year’s drought-stricken farmland means a bear is poised to bat down high grain prices. At least that was the prediction offered by Joseph Glauber, USDA’s chief economist, at the Outlook Forum in late February.
Farm program sign-up amid sequestration uncertainty
There’s a lot of uncertainty, right now,” says Randy Veach, east Arkansas producer and president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. “The sequestration is looming and, while they aren’t sure, a lot of our delegation (to Congress) believes sequestration will take place. They’re all trying to position themselves in a way to do what’s best for agriculture in Arkansas."
Crop insurance: Mind the minutia
The policy between the producer and an insurance company isn’t just a standard insurance policy -- it’s federal law. As such, it must be strictly complied with. Every provision has to be satisfied by the producer.
