Are Sugar Tariffs Raising the Cost of Your Easter Basket?
Easter has arrived, and so has everyone’s favorite bunny rabbit. While kids are excited about their chocolate bunnies, Peeps, and jelly beans, parents continue to… Read More
U.S. Senators to Japan: Do as We Say, Not as We Do?
A recently released letter from 18 U.S. Senators to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman asked Japan to open its agricultural market to foreign exports in… Read More
Should Government Restrict the Candy Supply?
What happens if there are too many Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the marketplace? What if there’s an influx of imported jelly beans? This simply… Read More
Happy Halloween: Candy-Crushing Cronyism
This Halloween, millions of Americans will, as every year, be handing out candy. But this year, the real trick could be finding treats made in… Read More
Obama Agriculture Cuts Nearly Three Times More Than House and Senate Bills
The “farm bill” affects all Americans, not just farmers. After all, everyone eats and wants affordable food to feed their families. Yet as is typical,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Only Way to Reform the Farm Bill
Lawmakers return to Washington today with only nine legislative days in the House before some farm bill programs expire at the end of the month…. Read More
Speaker Boehner: What’s “Free Market” About the Farm Bill?
The latest House action on the $1 trillion farm bill comes straight from the playbook “Do as I Say, Not as I Do.” House Speaker… Read More
Food Stamps and Farm Programs: Some Things Just Don’t Go Together
Sometimes things go better together than you’d think, such as bacon and chocolate, or Hall and Oates, however, not all combinations work. For years, some… Read More
Bloggers Briefing: Why the Farm Bill Is a Taxpayer’s Worst Nightmare
Congress is turning its attention to the farm bill this week, and if there’s ever a reason to unite against big government, this is a… Read More
6 Principles to Guide the Farm Bill
Every five years or so, Congress reauthorizes recurring legislation known as the “Farm Bill.” The Senate and House Agriculture Committees are expected to mark up… Read More
