Crop insurance should be a policy that keeps people from going broke, to make sure they can farm next year, but not to make them rich.
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Farm policy and food stamp policy should not be mixed. They should stand on their own merits.
Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.
I am committed to strengthening our agricultural economy by protecting the unique interests of small and medium size family farms so that they can continue to operate.
If we make it national policy that we will support small farmers the way we support agribusiness, we'll suddenly see it change in terms of the cost of organic food.
We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.
Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.
If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.
Yes, agriculture subsidies are far too generous. They need to be reined in because they cater to special interests while distorting free market competition. Yes, the farm laws are an anachronistic mess.
When I was agriculture minister, we drafted specific policies to tackle the agrarian crisis.
The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If you're a farmer and you're growing a genetically engineering food crop, those genes are going to flow to the other farm.
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