Archive for the ‘Government’ Category
2012 Farm Bill: Is It Finally Time?
Monday, January 30th, 2012
I have written in other posts on my thoughts regarding the Farm Bill. Once again, we have the opportunity to make changes that could turn a program into a true safety net…meaning it would send producers back up, after falling, not catch them and not let go, or worse yet, promote a state of long-term dependence.
Being from California, I suspect I have a slightly different perspective on the issue of crop insurance. However, I also believe that there are others, particularly in Florida and Michigan, to name a few, who have some similar thoughts. I mention this because of our tremendous diversity in crops grown, many of which do not even qualify for support from the current or past Farm Bills. [...continue reading]
Labeling, GMOs, GMEs, and COOL
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Off and on, over the past few months, I have seen and participated in several discussions relating to labeling and specifically, labels relating to GMO’s. Twitter is not the best place to have this discussion, in my opinion, so I have put together my thoughts on the subject here. GMO vs GEO I catch myself [...continue reading]
DOL (Department Opposed to Labor) Strikes Again
Friday, October 7th, 2011
I received an email the other day from a friend…an email that at first I thought was a joke, a spoof, one of those emails that once you read part way down says something to the effect of “Gotcha! Things aren’t really as bad they seem.” I read through the synopsis…waiting to come to the [...continue reading]
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