By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Obama administration appears to be having second thoughts about its proposal to phase out direct payments to agribusinesses with sales of more than $500,000 and replace them with “green” payments....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is trying to sell commodity groups on the idea of replacing traditional farm programs with so-called green payments or carbon credits. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Two of the top Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee are praising President Obama’s new “honesty in budgeting” approach. ...
A statement from David Cleavinger, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers and a wheat producer from Wildorado, Texas; Bob Dickey, president of the National Corn Growers Association and a corn producer from Laurel, Neb.; Toby Bostwick, chairman of the Board of the National Sorghum Producers and a sorghum producer from Melrose, N.M.; and Johnny Dodson, president of the American Soybean Association and a soybean producer from Halls, Tenn....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA has taken some steps to improve the implementation of the new payment limitation and eligibility regulations in the 2008 farm bill, but the Agriculture Department still has a ways to go to make sure the rules follow congressional intent, the National Cotton Council chairman says....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President Obama’s proposal calling for the elimination of direct payments to large “agribusinesses” is drawing a strong reaction from members of Congress and some of the nation’s farm organizations....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government must begin to look at new ways to support farmers – including the use of “green payments” – because of the impact of the recently passed economic stimulus package on the federal deficit....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA officials erred when they wrote the new interim final rule for payment limits and should rescind it before it “adversely affects producers and farm operations from coast to coast,” a group of senators said....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The $819 billion stimulus package passed by the House on a party line vote contains at least one provision that could prove helpful to cotton producers and other segments of the U.S. cotton industry....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he will extend the comment period for the 2008 farm bill farm program payment limitation and payment eligibility rulemaking process....
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