Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Who deserves farm payments? Farm payments should be reserved for family farms facing difficult times, but the government and taxpayers should not support checks without limit to the largest operations. While enacting limits on farm payments, Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have failed to close loopholes that enable the largest farms to maneuver around them. Most farm payment programs are subject to a maximum payment, and generally farms with an adjusted gross income of more than $900,000 are ineligible. But,...
Details on President Trump’s 2021 budget plan were released recently and, as it has in the past, this administration continues to put forth proposals that undercut rural communities. Among the proposed cuts we strongly oppose are those to the Conservation Stewardship Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and authorized by the farm bill. This program offers invaluable support for farmers and ranchers to build on their existing conservation efforts and the cuts would block an important path they rely on t...
Policy manager, Center for Rural Affairs Farmers and ranchers have one thing in common: The need to manage risk, from weather, markets or other forces. Crop insurance can be a useful tool for farmers and ranchers in managing risk. But while crop insurance is readily available for major crops like corn and soybeans, many farmers and ranchers could benefit from learning about risk management options for more niche crops. Three fact sheets recently released by the Center for Rural Affairs address a variety of lesser-known crop... Full story
