Son of a Father – Child of the Earth
by Richard Oswald These days, when a young man or woman makes the decision to farm for a living, it’s usually with the intention either to go with the flow or swim upstream against it. That’s the way it is. Young farmers must use the focused power of agribusiness riding the current like a surfer snug in the curl or like salmon that preserve their species by opposing the current….
Read more...The Comstock Report
by David Kruse President, ComStock Investments (With Permission to Reproduce) Copyright 2011@ CommStock Investments, Inc., David Kruse The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) believes that hog producers have a birthright to buy cheap, below the cost of production, corn for feed. They never ever complained about farm subsidies keeping corn farmers producing burdensome stocks of corn, but have focused a lot of ire on ethanol subsidies that helped develop an…
Read more...The Beef Checkoff – Who Pays, Who Benefits?
Thomas F. “Fred” Stokes Executive Director In response to diminishing market share in the early 80’s, a program to promote beef and beef cattle producers interest was initiated. The program was funded through the assessment of $1 per head each time a bovine animal was sold. Initially, participation was voluntary, but was made mandatory when the program became part of the Farm Bill as The Beef Promotion and Research Act…
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