Friday, January 31, 2014

Blanket Receipt Requirement

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Sec. 12204 of the farm bill (page 895) removes the requirement that the producer ask for a receipt, so now FSA, NRCS, and RD must issue a r...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Jon Meacham Doesn't Know History?

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I might as well jump on the bandwagon along with Matt Yglesias and Josh Marshall .  Meacham, who writes nicely, was apparently on Morning ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The Crystal Clarity of Congress

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I love this bit buried in the farm bill: (page 145) "PAPERWORK REDUCTION .—In order to conserve Federal resources and prevent unne...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

"Freedom to Farm"--RIP

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Some 18 years after it was enacted, it looks as if Pat Roberts' "Freedom to Farm" will shortly be dead and buried. Good ridd...
Monday, January 27, 2014

The Farm Bill Draws Nigh

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Reports are that the farm bill will hit the House floor today. But EWG has an ominous post about the possibility that some provisions will...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

How Many Square Feet for a Company

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Under one. From a Times post on Chinese internet problems: A simple Google search reveals that the address on Thomes Avenue in Cheye...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Identifying Discrimination in USDA Activities

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USDA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking on nondiscrimination.  There's several changes, among them expanding the basis for po...

Grassley and Delegation of Authority

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From C hris Clayton at DTN : "Discussing the farm bill, Grassley said the principal negotiators may take his language defining an...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Founders: Their Words

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I may have mentioned this Founders site before, which contains the digitized correspondence of the Founding Fathers (and the Adams family)....
Sunday, January 19, 2014

What's Happening on MIDAS: Congress Wants to Know

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Getting around to the omnibus appropriations bill:  the first part of the report   dings USDA for failing to report timely on MIDAS.  Also s...