Farm Bill

Legalization of Hemp Leads to Legal Nightmares

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Land Report Editors

In Georgia, consumption of hemp and hemp products is legal, but the consumption of cannabidoil (CBD oil) is not. In North Carolina, hemp flower can be sold — except in smokable form. South Carolina allows consumption of CBD oil, but…

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Posted in Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Georgia, News Desk, North Carolina, South, South Carolina

Food for Thought: Hemp

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Written by Lisa Martin AT PRESS TIME, only nine states – Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas – ban the cultivation of hemp, a resilient row crop that thrives in unamended soil and requires minimal…

Tagged with: Farm Bill, Fay Ranches, hemp, legalization, Sheri Wytcherley
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy

Crop Insurance Makeover

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Land Report Editors

As always, the new Farm Bill has plenty of moving parts, but one of the biggest changes is an overhaul of the USDA’s insurance cost-assistance program. Currently, farmers receive crop insurance subsidies as direct payments. Each year the total of…

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Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, West

Farm Bill Goes to Conference Committee

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Land Report Editors

For the better part of the last year, American agriculture has been operating around a Congressional impasse. Last year, the 2008 Farm Bill expired on September 30. Although the Senate passed a new bill, similar legislation ultimately died in the…

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Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, West

House Rejects Farm Bill

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Land Report Editors

In a surprising turn of events, the five-year farm bill suffered a decisive 234- 195 defeat in the House of Representatives on June 20. Prior to the vote, House leadership had expected the legislation to easily pass, especially given the…

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Posted in Feature, News Desk

Land Report June 2013 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Land Report Editors

Summertime is upon us. Time to get out and scout the land! From coast to coast, a lot of properties are at their best this time of year, and, as you’ll see in our June Newsletter, there are plenty of…

Land Report January 2013 Newsletter

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Land Report Editors

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announces his plan to leave Washington and return home to Colorado. The Supreme Court agrees to hear a dispute between Texas and Oklahoma over water rights. And the State of Texas, on a completely…