Credit and Inputs
Credit and Inputs from Farmer Republican: 14 articles for readers in Texas and beyond.
The $15 Billion Pre-Midterm Promise: Politics or Policy?
How to judge a large farm aid promise: where the money comes from, how payments are decided, and what supporters and…
Credit and InputsThe GOP’s Vision for the Future of Biofuels and Year-Round E15
What Republicans argue about biofuels and year-round E15, how corn and sorghum growers could be affected, and what to…
Credit and InputsWhy Republicans Say the “Farmer Freedom Framework” Will End Agricultural Lawfare
What Republicans mean by agricultural lawfare, how the Farmer Freedom Framework is described by supporters, and what…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Plan to Protect Family Farms from Foreign Ownership
What Republicans argue about foreign ownership of farmland, how disclosure and state laws work in general, and what…
Credit and InputsHow the GOP Is Using the Farm Bill to Address Inflation
How Republicans say the farm bill can ease inflation pressure on farmers and families, what critics dispute, and how…
Credit and InputsHow the GOP Is Trying to Reduce Input Costs for Farmers
How Republicans say they would lower input costs for farmers, from fertilizer and fuel to regulation and trade, and…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Approach to Rural Development: Loans, Grants, and Opportunity Zones
How Republicans approach rural development through loans, grants and Opportunity Zones, what each tool does in…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Case for a More Efficient USDA
What supporters of the Republican approach mean by a more efficient USDA, what critics fear, and how farmers can deal…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Stance on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
What supporters of the Republican approach say about SNAP in the farm bill, from work requirements to program…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Case for a Stronger Agricultural Credit System
What supporters of the Republican approach say about farm credit, what critics dispute, and how to compare lenders in…
Credit and InputsWhy the GOP Is Pushing for More Transparency in the Farm Credit System
Why some Republicans want more transparency in the Farm Credit System, what supporters and critics say, and how to…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Approach to Wildfire Prevention and Forest Management
How Republican supporters want to prevent wildfire through active forest and range management, what critics dispute…
Credit and InputsHow the GOP Is Addressing the Challenges of Farming in a Changing Climate
How Republican supporters approach farming in a changing climate, with a focus on innovation and adaptation, what…
Credit and InputsThe Republican Plan to Support Urban Agriculture
How Republican supporters approach urban agriculture with market-based, property-rights ideas, what critics say, and…