10.10.2008 11:32 am

Schafer: Farmers are doing okay

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ed Schafer, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, dropped by our office Thursday with a little bit of good news: Farmers are having no trouble borrowing money, at least for now, and farm banks seem to be in good shape.

The real…

Tags: commodity price, conservation reserve, department of agriculture, Ed Schafer, farms, usda

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06.24.2008 9:00 pm

Farming: Money for nothing

By Editorial Board

With grocery prices up nearly 6 percent over the past year, it might seem odd that the federal government is paying farmers a fortune to not grow food.

Odd but true. The government last year paid $1.8 billion to farmers for…

Tags: conservation, conservation reserve, Farm bill, farms, National Wildlife Federation

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