Boehner Salvages Farm Bill Critics excoriated it, Democrats voted against it and President Obama made a grandstanding veto threat against it, but U.S House passage today (216-208) of just the farm support components of the larger legislative package moves the process one step closer to enactment. A reported upside, which the White house should support, is the bill's replacement of the ridiculous 1930's era language as the "fall back" so-called "permanent law" with the current bill's language. Where there is pending trouble is the House Republican leadership's intent to bring to the floor a separate bill reauthorizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps. The program is in need of amendment, but...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
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