(Omaha World-Herald)
-- Omaha.com reports that Nebraska and Iowa U.S. senators "joined
together" last week "to help the Senate Agriculture Committee send a
farm bill forward." The article notes that the bill would change
"federal crop subsidy programs," ending direct payments that "go
to farmers based on historical production without regard to current prices or
yields." In place of the direct payments, the bill would boost
support for federal crop insurance programs. "Sen. Mike Johanns said
that's an approach Nebraska farmers can get behind, based on his meetings with
producers." Meanwhile, Nebraska's Sen. Ben Nelson and Iowa's Sen.
Chuck Grassley "touted the inclusion of a proposal they supported to limit
overall farm payments under a new commodity program to $50,000 or $100,000 for
a married couple."
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