What all does the farm bill do for the farmers?

Question

And why is the government block 286 billion dolllars to the 2008 bill?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

And in one of the worst movements ever, the 2008 farm bill is trying to attach the National Animal Identification System to it. NAIS would force all farms and ranches to have Premise ID numbers and all every single animal--every chicken, every rabbit, EVERY SINGLE LIVESTOCK animal to have a RFID number.  Farmers and ranchers would no longer be considered land owners, they would "stakeholders" (this is a word that is a part of the U.N.'s Agenda 21) and all animals would be a part of the "national herd".  All of this is supposed to be to aid 48 hour trace back in case of disease in an animal but in truth, it is simply to allow big industries such as Cargil, Tyson, National Pork and others, to be able to sell their meat to overseas markets.  Europe and Japan will not buy meat that doesn't fit their definition of 48-hour trace back so the U.S. is supposed to dance to their tune and become a part of a system that requires reporting all movement of a farmer's animals within 24 hours.  In other words, if I take I ride my horse over to my neighbor's I have to fill out forms and file within 24 hours; if I take a goat to another farm to be bred, both I and the other farmer have to fill out paperwork and file within 24 hours, if one of my animals get out --fill out the forms and file in 24 hours.  But big industry is exempted from having a number for every animal--they can have a group number for animals that are being raised as a group and transported to slaughter as a group, thus saving them hundreds of dollars for RFID tags or microchips.  So there's one new thing the farm bill will do if this part of it is passed--help big industry drive yet more small farmers out of business.

Answer 2

The government block of the farm bill has nothing to do with what the bill does for the farmer.  It's all about political posturing between democrats and republicans.  The same thing that has kept our newly elected congress from accomplishing anything at all.  The farm bill has been drawn up and approved but can't get through the congress and Senate because of amendments attached to it that have nothing to with agriculture.

http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=536

Answer 3

In addition to the previous answers, the Farm Bill deals with a lot more  then just farm subsidies.  Food Stamps, WIC, and a number of other social welfare programs are also part of this bill and actually take up more of the funding then the actual farm payments.  As you can imagine, these account for that much more political posturing.

Answer 4

The farm bills were supose to help the small farmer stay in business.  

However what happened was mega agra businesses took far too much advantage of these farm bills.  Only some very tiny amount (7% I think) ever actually reaches small family farmers.  The rest is sucked up by giant agra businesses that make millions of dollars each year.

They are trying to revamp the system, so the small farmer actually bennifits, and we quit supporting, and subsidizing these giant companies.  

They are trying to prevent anyone who makes more than 2 million a year from taking any of the money.  

Problem is that is probably still too generous, since farmers can write off so much of their income.  Anyone actually taking home 2 million is probably making more like 12 million, and just finding ways to write off most of the income.

~Garnet

Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

(Who does not and has not ever qualified for a single loan, grant, subsidy, ect from the Government or any instution, and has farmed only by making serrious personal sacrifices)