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Jack Block: Down on the Farm

May 9th, 2018
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I was wondering if spring would ever come. We had snow on the farm just 3 weeks ago. Suddenly, things changed. The sun came out, and it began to dry and warm the soil. I’m on the farm this week, and almost ove… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Chairman Mike Conaway, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill

Part 1: The House Farm Bill Mark-Up

April 18th, 2018
Contributors: Kenneth D. Ackerman, Molly S. O'Connor
This week on Wednesday, April 18, the full House Agriculture Committee met and successfully voted to report its version of a 2018 Farm Bill, based on a draft released last week by Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and backed by Committee Repu… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Conaway, Congress, Conservation, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Food, House Agriculture Committee, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Legislation, Molly S. O'Connor, Nutrition, Peterson, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Trade

John Block: Trump – AFBF Speech

January 10th, 2018
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block It has been 25 years since a President of the United States addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The last President to speak was President George H. W. Bush. President Donald Trump spoke this we… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Broadband, Crop Insurance, Estate Tax, Farm Bill, Farm Bureau, Farmer, John R. Block, NAFTA, Rancher, Regulation, Rural America, Tax Reform, Trade, Trump, WOTUS

Top Priority for the 2018 Farm Bill: Protect Federal Crop Insurance

January 9th, 2018
Contributor: Kenneth D. Ackerman
Of all the issues surrounding a new Farm Bill in 2018, perhaps none unifies American agricultural producers more than Federal Crop Insurance, provided by USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). Be it North or South, big or small, row crop… Read More
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Categories: For Export, Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Congress, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Farmer, FCIC, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Government Relations, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Law Firm, Lawyer

To Fix FEMA’s National Flood Insurance, Take a Page From USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance (Part 1 of a 2 Part Series)

September 18th, 2017
Contributor: Kenneth D. Ackerman
It will take months to calculate the damage Hurricanes Harvey and Irma unleashed on Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and other states this summer: lives lost, homes destroyed, businesses wrecked, property damage in the tens of billions of dollars. But beyo… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tags: Attorney, Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, Congress, Crop Insurance, FCIC, FEMA, Flood, Florida, Harvey, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, Hurricane, Insurance, Irma, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Law Firm, Lawyer, Louisiana, National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP, Texas

Texas and Florida Farmers: Time to Face Crop Loss

September 11th, 2017
Contributors: Kenneth D. Ackerman, Elliot Belilos
It will take months to calculate the damage Hurricanes Harvey and Irma unleashed this summer on the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida: dozens of lost lives, hundreds of thousands of destroyed homes, tens of billions in property damage and untol… Read More
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Categories: USDA
Tags: Attorney, Crop Insurance, Crop Loss, Elliot Belilos, Farm, Farmers, FCIC, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Flood, Florida, Harvey, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Law Firm, Lawyer, Louisiana, Risk Management Agency, Texas, USDA

John Block: Budget

May 24th, 2017
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Back in March, President Trump gave us a look at his budget plan. Although without much detail, it made clear to us that one of his highest priorities was to downsize the federal government. And, he would do tha… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Budget, Congress, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Farmer, Food Stamps, John R. Block, Mulvaney, President Trump, SNAP, Trump Administration, White House, Work Requirement

Ken Ackerman’s Newest Book, TROTSKY IN NEW YORK, 1917, Set for Release in September 2016

August 22nd, 2016
This week, Counterpoint Press announced the release of the newest book by OFW Law’s own Ken Ackerman called TROTSKY IN NEW YORK, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution. Far afield from agriculture and crop insurance — Ken’s usual specialt… Read More
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Categories: OFW Law News
Tags: Boss Tweed, Charles Percy, Crop Insurance, J. Edgar Hoover, James Garfield, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Leahy, Leon Trotsky, OFW Law, The Gold Ring, Trotsky

Crop Insurance: Priority # 1

August 1st, 2016
Contributors: Marshall L. Matz, Kenneth D. Ackerman
As published in Agri-Pulse “I have sometimes thought it might be well to establish an office of insurance for farms against the damage that may occur to them from storms, blights, insects, etc. A small sum paid by a number would repair such los… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agri-Pulse, Agriculture, Congress, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill, Farmer, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Marshall L. Matz, Nutrition, Risk Management Agency, RMA, SNAP

A Tale of Two Maps: Why Crop Insurance Is Different.

March 22nd, 2016
Contributors: Kenneth D. Ackerman, Elliot Belilos
People often ask why Washington has to involve itself at all in providing crop insurance to American farmers. After all, homeowners across the country buy fire insurance, individuals buy life insurance, business owners buy casualty and liability insu… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture Insurance, Crop Insurance, Drought, Elliot Belilos, Farmer, FCIC, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Insurance, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Lawyer, Risk Management, Risk Management Agency, RMA
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