Farm Bill Battle It

Alex Tiller - Sunday, January 20, 2008

Farm Bill Battle It looks like we are in for a long fight on this Farm Bill. There are an awful lot of people that are getting angry about the farm subsidies programs of the past. I think people need to understand that prices can go backwards and that not all farmers are getting rich right now. I agree that there are farmers out there in the top 2% that should not receive subsidies, but we must build in the appropriate safety nets that have existed in the past. The Farm Bill protects the US consumer, not just the US Farmer. Source CNBC video: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=624286054

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Hello, and thanks for checking out my blog. My name is Alex Tiller and I grew up in rural Ohio (Clark County) where my family still owns farmland (corn and beans ). I am a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and am also an agribusiness author/blogger. I write about commercial farming, family farms, organic food production, sustainable agriculture, the local food movement, alternative renewable energy, hydroponics, agribusiness, farm entrepreneurship, and farm economics and farm policy. I visit lots of farms in different areas of the country (sometimes the world) that grow all kinds of different crops and share what I learn with you through this blog.

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