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Posts tagged as “farm subsidies”

Bosworth Family: Dependent Animals on Farm Subsidies

Thanks to the crude, tasteless, yet instructive efforts of fake conservative Annette Bosworth, we all know that recipients of government assistance are weak, dependent animals. At peril of further crudity and tasteless, I present this page from the Environmental Working…

Gracevale Colony Spins Off New Hutterite Settlement in NE Lake County

Small-town South Dakota may be struggling to prosper, but our Hutterite neighbors aren't. On Tuesday, the Lake County Commission approved a new Hutterite colony in the northeast quadrant of our county: Gary Hofer said the colony is a branch off…

Sunshine, Corn Growth Continue sans Farm Bill

Want to know someone who's not terribly worked up over Rep. Kristi Noem's failure to pass a Farm Bill over her Republican colleague's do-nothingism? Orland farmer Charlie Johnson: The corn has grown about a foot and the sun has rose…

Bosworth Visits Pierre, Advocates Term Limits, End of Farm Subsidies

Potential Senate candidate Annette Bosworth visited Oahe Days in Pierre this weekend. No word on whether she actually got up and talked to interested voters, unlike her wasted visit to Brookings Thursday. But she at least snagged the local press.…

Senate Farm Bill “Shallow Loss” Program Not as Bad as Conservatives Say

The conservative American Enterprise Institute howls that the Senate version of the Farm Bill is full of tricks to hide increased spending and anti-free market subsidies. AEI praises the Senate for eliminating the Direct Payments program ($5 billion of savings!),…