Serious defense

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and USDA economist Keith Collins are making a serious defense of the Administration's farm subsidy payment limits in today's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. That will be a thankless job, no doubt.

I haven't heard much mention of specialty crop issues yet, but stay tuned.



Meanwhile, Brazil has expressed dissatisfaction with the farm bill, despite the Administration's effort to trim subsidies. It appears Brazil would like a WTO subsidy cutting deal to be incorporated into this year's farm bill.