Agriculture
CAGW Releases August Wastewatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze (202) 467-5318 August 9, 2014
Definitely Not a Free Lunch
In fiscal year (FY) 2012, 30.7 million out of 50 million, or 61 percent, of U.S. students enrolled in public and non-profit private schools participated in both the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP),...
CAGW Names Sen. Lisa Murkowski March Porker of the Month
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 March 20,2013
Bah Humbug! You’re A Mean One, Uncle Sam
The Christmas season may be long departed, but the Grinch (in the form of Uncle Sam) is working hard to dampen the magic of the holiday season by stealing the gift of a free market system right out from under the noses of U.S. taxpayers.
CAGW Releases February WasteWatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 February 11, 2014 Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5300
Farm Bill Grows Wealth of Narrow Agriculture Interests
On February 3, 2014, the Senate followed the House’s lead and voted 72-22 in favor of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, more commonly known as the Farm Bill. In passing the...
CCAGW on Farm Bill: It’s a Dung Deal!
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 January 28, 2014 Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5300
Farm Bill Reform: Waiting on Rain During a Drought
The 112th Congress made progress toward enacting a new Farm Bill, but eventually settled on a one-year extension. In the 113th Congress, the House and Senate passed their own versions of the Farm Bill, but unfortunately for taxpayers, the bills are...
Fraudsters Eating Your Lunch
In July, the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) released an investigative report entitled, “Fraudulent School Lunch Program Applications Filed by Public Employees.” The OSC discovered that 83 public employees, 26 individuals that were...
Crony “Cropitalism”
Green Acres, a zany television sitcom that aired on CBS from 1965 to 1971, featured the antics of a former New York City attorney, Oliver Wendell Douglas (portrayed with stuffy effectiveness by Eddie Albert), and his ditzy, socialite wife, Lisa (...
Bottom Feeders Take a Bite Out of the Farm Bill
On June 10, 2013 the Senate passed its version of the 2013 Farm Bill, which included a provision to create a new catfish inspection office at the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Senators John McCain (R-...
