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Monthly Archives: April 2010

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Foreign Competitors Seek Advantage Over U.S. Growers

ArchiveBy Farm Policy FactsApril 15, 2010Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2010)—Even though federal spending on farm policy continues to come in under budget, U.S. farmers continue to come under attack. Most recently, crop insurance-an essential component of the farm safety net-has found itself in the Administration’s crosshairs. But these internal attacks seem to be isolated to the United States. One of America’s…

Farm Groups Ask USDA to Stop Crop Insurance Cuts

ArchiveBy Farm Policy FactsApril 13, 2010Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (April 13, 2010)—In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and other leading farm groups voiced their serious concerns over reductions to the budget baseline for agriculture that would result from the renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), the contract between the USDA and…

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