http://www.thelandonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_183172434.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_183172434.html The “Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,” which is more commonly known as the new farm bill, is now law. Here are some some common questions about it. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_177160258.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_177160258.html Sign-up in the 2008 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program helps deliver certainty for the crop year and the option of a timely advance payment. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_170173920.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_170173920.html The Conservation Reserve Program was originally established in the 1985 farm bill, and today has over 400,000 landowners participating, most of who are farmers and ranchers, and involves nearly 35 million acres under some type of CRP contract. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_150152414.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_150152414.html The fact that a farm bill is so encompassing, ranging from commodity to nutrition programs, from conservation to trade programs, from rural development to renewable energy programs, etc., helps garner a wide range of support for most farm bills. Fri, 09 May 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_123102156.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_123102156.html It now appears that Congress may be getting closer to reaching resolution on some of the key funding issues, which could lead to a compromise, and the ultimate passage of a new farm bill by Congress. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_102100728.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_102100728.html Due to the high cost of investment in farm machinery, an ever-increasing number of farmers are hiring other farmers to provide some or all of their operation’s machinery resources. This is especially true with new and younger farmers, and with children who decide to start farming with their parents. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_087122530.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_087122530.html Late in 2007, Congress passed a resolution extending funding for the 2002 farm bill through March 15. Congress still has not been able to finalize an agreement on a new farm bill, and has passed another extension of the 2002 farm bill through April 18. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_058171923.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_058171923.html During the next couple weeks, many farmers will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2008 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2008 crop year. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_039120538.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_039120538.html Q: There is considerable disagreement between Congressional leaders and the Bush administration over certain provisions in the new farm bill, which has lead to a continued threat of a presidential veto. What are the provisions that could lead to a presidential veto? Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_018125152.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_018125152.html As Congress works to complete the passage of the new farm bill, producers have raised some questions regarding process and provisions in a potential new bill, and what effect it might have on their farming operations in 2008. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_011144523.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_011144523.html The Bush administration has been active in discussions related to a new bill, and has raised some concerns with certain provisions in the House and Senate versions, especially related to budgetary items. The new bill would be implemented for the 2008 crop year, and would continue through the 2012 crop year. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_334122021.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_334122021.html Introducing a so-called “revenue coverage” type farm program as an alternative to the current counter-cyclical payment approach to provide producers with a “safety net” for crop production was part of the U.S. House farm bill, is likely to be part of the U.S. Senate farm bill and is generally supported by the Bush administration. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_306105930.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_306105930.html On Oct. 25, the U.S. Senate ag committee, chaired by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, approved the preliminary Senate version of a new farm bill. Here are details of the commodity provisions of the new farm bill approved by the Senate ag committee, compared to the new farm bill passed in July by the U.S. House, and to current legislation. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_278090700.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_278090700.html The rapid rise in corn and soybean commodity prices in the past year, and the resulting projected increase in gross crop income per acre for this crop year, has caused many landlords to consider sharp increases in cash rental rates on rented farm land for 2008. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_250110723.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_programs/local_story_250110723.html During the past couple of months, many farmers in Minnesota and surrounding states have begun to face the reality of reduced corn and soybean yields in 2007, due to drought, severe wind and hail storms, and flooding as in the case of southeastern Minnesota.