Although he receives $200,000 a year in farm subsidies, Tenessee congressional candidate Stephen Fincher tell his Tea Party supporters that he wants to phase out farm subsidies. That's Stephen to the, uh, right. In a Washington Post story last Thursday, reporter David Weigel said the size of his subsidies puts Fincher in a class of his own, but he's not the only candidate on both sides of the farm payment issue. Indiana Senate candidate Marlin Stutzman received a total of more than $170,000 over a period of 10 years, yet tells the Tea Party faithful that "...we should get out of the subsidy business...and let the free market work." You can read Weigel's report here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/04/not_ready_tea_party_candidate.html

     Meet our new editor, Dennis Larison. Dave Lefever has decided to close out the Lancaster Farming chapter of his life to cultivate new fields. The staff has wished him good luck and Godspeed on his new journey. We have warmly welcomed Dave's replacement, who's had some interesting jobs - e.g., building stage sets in New York City - on his way to the editor's desk here in Ephrata. Our intrepid correspondent Lou Ann Good interviewed Dennis for her page one story, which you can read in our current edition, or at our website, which is here: http://lancasterfarming.com/node/2902

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