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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation's first farm bill hearing will take place in Kansas.Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on…
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When U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced passage of the Farm Bill in February, she echoed a refrain from a car commercial.“This is not your father’s Farm…
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As our present multi-year drought grinds on and on, I’m beginning to wonder if we missed the point—by a country mile—in our current farm policy.Yes, we…
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The southwestern Kansas housing market may benefit from a small portion of the Farm Bill signed into law Friday. The trillion-dollar piece of legislation…
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Both farmers and food stamps advocates sighed in relief Friday when President Obama signed the long-overdue Agriculture Act of 2014 – the $956-billion…
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Not everyone likes the farm bill signed into law on Friday, but at least farmers will be able to start making informed decisions.The biggest change in the…
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If it seems like Congress just can’t get the farm bill done, well… that’s because it can’t.All year long, Washington lawmakers have been saying they want…
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If it seems like Congress just can’t get the farm bill done, well… that’s because it can’t. The massive food and agriculture package used to be relatively…
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On a clear fall day in central Iowa, Aaron Lehman climbed into the cab of his green combine with a screwdriver to do some maintenance. He was hoping his…
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The farm bill expired at midnight on Monday, leaving farmers and ranchers across the country guessing at what federal farm policy will look like when they…