"If you know 80 percent are interested in the budget, it makes no sense giving a speech on farm policy."
Legislators use the information when shaping farm policies and programs.
Twenty or 30 years ago, farm policy actually had something to do with feeding the country.
The Senate approved legislation to set the nation's farm policy over the next five years.
The bill I introduced would reform farm policies to build on the success of the local food movement.
A common farm policy was critical to forging the union.
The same could be said of American farm policy.
After more than a week of debate, the Senate approved legislation today to set the country's farm policy over the next five years.
The proposals would mean wide changes in domestic farm policies.
Paying farmers not to work has become the foundation of American farm policy.