By Todd Hagenbuch Like most self-employed business owners, people involved in production agriculture face a number of threats to their business’s survival. What if I get ill and cannot continue to work? What if a natural disaster ruins my land so that I cannot continue production? How do I pass along my farm or ranch [...]

By Kent Peppler “Winning is not one of the things, it’s the only thing.” — Vince Lombardi “Just win baby.” — Al Davis “Second place is for losers.” — Jeff Schuman “Someone might best me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.” — Steve Prefontaine Yea, it’s fun to win, and [...]

By Todd Hagenbuch, Vice President We citizens of the United States have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world. We also spend less of our income on food than anyone else in the world. As discussion of the 2007 Farm Bill moves forward, I hear grumblings about ‘farm subsidies.’ Subsidies are “Financial assistance [...]

By Kent Peppler The Agriculture Committees of the United States House of Representatives and Senate have begun drafting, debating and developing farm policies for the next five years. We all have a huge stake in the process. The legislation will have a tremendous impact on the future of family farm and ranch agriculture and the [...]