Like House legislation that passed in July, the Senate measure would largely continue price supports for commodity crops such as cotton, peanuts and rice that drive the region's agriculture economy. Although the bill would hold peanut price supports roughly flat for another five years, it includes payments for storage costs in bad years. It also would help farmers cover the costs of extending their planting rotations, allowing their soil more time to recuperate. President Bush has proposed...

As members of Lemonville United Church bought ice cream, vegetables and fruits, bread and meat close to home all summer, they were surprised to find their views on the 100-mile diet concept shifting. The challenge to buy as much food as possible within a 100-mile radius of their homes ended last month, but congregation members continue to shop much more thoughtfully now, assessing the local and global impact of their purchases. Many in the congregation are farmers, who have used their own...

It was during Brown's "farm tour" that Henry County farmer Mark Schweibert introduced the freshman senator, and member of the agriculture committee, to the idea of replacing subsidies based on flagging crop prices with subsidies based on protecting the overall revenue flowing to a farmer's bottom line. It was during Brown's "farm tour" that Henry County farmer Mark Schweibert introduced the freshman senator, and member of the agriculture committee, to the idea of replacing subsidies based...

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Much of the money will go to growers of crops such as the cherries, asparagus, beans and other products that make up more than half of Michigan's agricultural income. Stabenow has pushed for months for the provisions, lining up senators to back her plan to shift agriculture policy away from the traditional commodity crops -- wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and rice -- that still get the most federal funding. The bill, which Congress must renew every five years, includes a section on fruit...

Baucus said Montana farmers, in meetings Baucus held over the last two years, said they believed previous farm bills had helped crops like cotton and corn at the expense of Montana commodities. I worked with my colleagues in the House to pass legislation to provide a strong safety net for Montana agriculture producers and push forward important programs, such as mandatory COOL. The Senate now needs to take the next step and bring the bill to the floor so we can finish it up and send it to...

Deal reached on Senate version of farm bill Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 3:30 PM by Peter Shinn Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin of Iowa said Wednesday he had reached a deal with Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad of North Dakota and ranking Agriculture Committee Republican Saxby Chambliss of Georgia on the Senate version of the farm bill. Deal reached on Senate version of farm bill Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 3:30 PM by Peter Shinn Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman...

One year and a lot of painstaking work later, Horne hopes others can share his vision for the 80-year-old home that greets southbound drivers on the road to Vander. Restored to its understated elegance, the one-story farm-style home with a welcoming porch and an ironic birth has enough local history to fill a small book. In fact, he built it close to one of his mills, so when he got older, he could still walk over and keep an eye on the business. VANDER Folks who drove past saw a sad,...

Today s catches of 2,000-3,000 seem insignificant in contrast, but those familiar with the pest know constant vigilance is paramount to keeping it in check. Wet weather there made weevil numbers high, the cotton crop very late, and the fronts made it easy for weevils to enter the Southern Rolling Plains Zone resulting in the serious problems we re now having. Minzenmayer said problems started showing up in September when it became apparent that Tropical Storm Erin and other weather systems...