(author’s note:  I’ll try to add footnotes later) I ran across posts about the Minnesota Food Charter on the COMFOOD list recently. …

SYNOPSIS:  THREE MAJOR FARM SUBSIDY MYTHS DEBUNKED Because I’m criticizing great people acting in good faith on critical issues, I like to…

A Personal Introduction As a farmer from Iowa, a top corn and soybean growing state with two Senators and recently two representatives…

Food Crisis 101 (The Farm Bill, Trade, Strategic Reserves and Related Issues) KEY (to acronyms) IATP:  Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy…

Farm Bill 101 This project focuses on the biggest Farm Bill issues. BRIEFLY:  Why We Have Farm Bills APAC:  Assumptions of Farm Program, http://agpolicy.org/weekcol/381.html APAC:  Executive Summary…

(Note to readers:  I’m posting this to ZSpace, as the original location, La Vida Locavore (on 4/12/11), has gone away.   I have…

SYNOPSIS: (WHERE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IS WRONG) It’s important that we learn about hunger to better prevent it. Learning about the connection between…

This is a response to:  Brad Plumer, “Map:  Here’s How Much Each Country Spends on Food,” [http://www.vox.com/2014/7/6/5874499/map-heres-how-much-every-country-spends-on-food?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_name=share-button&utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article-share-top]  The points made in this…

Preamble In recognition of the inherent economic volatility of modern production agriculture, with chronic excess production, inelastic demand, and market depression,…

This is a response to the article, “Means Testing Rich Farmers,” by Mike Lavendar, Ag Reform Coordinator, Environmental Working Group, 10/23/13, (http://www.ewg.org/agmag/2013/10/means-testing-rich-farmers).…