Category: Agriculture

Written by billpoorman

Actually growing food on Illinois farms

I’m opposed to farm subsidies in general, but beyond that, I don’t claim a special expertise on agricultural policy. I simply haven’t ever had the time to look into it. But this seems like a good idea. Merely as a consumer having more locally grown, fresher produce seems to make sense. Also, listen to this […]

Written by billpoorman

What’s your farm subsidy?

In an earlier post, I highlighted a progressive plan for balancing the budget. In it, the author calls for cutting agricultural subsidies. And that got me thinking close to home. Thanks to the Farm Subsidy Database from the Environmental Working Group, we can come up with some dollar figures and comparisons. Not too suprising, Illinois […]