Agriculture
Big Sugar's Sweet Deal Gets More Costly
For many years, Big Sugar has claimed that the government's sugar program operates at no cost to taxpayers.
CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose Lame Duck Farm Bill
CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose Lame Duck Farm Bill
Two of Nation’s Largest Watchdog Groups Release Second Video Opposing Farm Bill’s Dairy Scheme
Two of Nation’s Largest Watchdog Groups Release Second Video Opposing Farm Bill’s Dairy Scheme
Mandating the Hypothetical: EPA’s Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate
It is no secret that many federal regulations in the United States are ineffective and burdensome to the economy. However, the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirement for oil producers to purchase non-existent cellulosic biofuels...
Two of Nation’s Largest Watchdog Groups Launch Website to Mobilize Consumers, Taxpayers Against Federal Dairy Scheme
Two of Nation’s Largest Watchdog Groups Launch Website to Mobilize Consumers, Taxpayers Against Federal Dairy Scheme
Though Some Cuts Made, Farm Bill is still Flush with Waste
On June 21, 2012, the Senate voted 64-35 in favor of S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, which would cut the deficit by $23.6 billion over a ten year period. At first glance this seems like a lot of money, until you realize...
Farm Bill Should Buy the Farm
When is $24 billion not a lot of money? When it represents all the savings taxpayers can expect from the supposedly new-and-improved Farm Bill, formally known as S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, which may reach the Senate...
CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose 2012 Farm Bill
CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose 2012 Farm Bill
CAGW, National Small Government Nonprofits Announce New Joint Venture
CAGW, National Small Government Nonprofits Announce New Joint Venture
Food Stamp Expansion and Fraud
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, has grown dramatically under President Obama’s administration. At the start of his term, in January 2009, there were approximately 32 million Americans...
Another Failing Federal Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Electrification Administration (REA) program began during the New Deal Era of the 1930’s. The program’s primary goal was to promote rural electrification to farmers and residents in out of the way...
Dismantle the USDA’s Milk Marketing Order System
Reports on the progress of Congress’s Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction in its quest to identify $1.2 trillion in savings by November 23, 2011 are decidedly mixed. An open hearing on October 26 yielded some hand-wringing, but little in the...
