Articles Tagged with ''Congress''

State agricultural leaders plan to continue focusing on economic uncertainty in farm country, food safety issues, and outreach to trade partners in 2025, leaders of state ag departments said at a meeting in Indianapolis this week.

In this opinion piece, Dana M. O’Brien, president and founder of BioHarbor Strategies, argues that former President Donald Trump's embrace of RFK Jr could negatively affect U.S. agriculture. 

In this opinion piece, the president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Keeff Felty, says there are real-world consequences for farmers and rural communities if a bipartisan, a new farm bill doesn't pass this year. 

In this opinion piece, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., argues that the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress are putting climate ideology ahead of providing farmers the assistance they need. 

In this opinion piece, former U.S. Senator and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns criticizes legislation recently introduced in Congress that he contends would give foreign entities the power to bring frivolous patent lawsuits that threaten the use of advanced agricultural technology by family farmers.

In this joint opinion piece, Frank Yiannas, former FDA deputy commissioner, and Steve Statler, chief marketing officer of Wiliot, which offers an ambient IoT platform, explores the emerging threats to the Food Safety Modernization Act, what this could mean for the future of food safety in our country, and how we can arrive at a win-win solution to protect consumers from foodborne illness.

In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, highlights the need to finalize and pass a farm bill that protects and invests in climate-smart agriculture.
 

In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, highlights provisions in the House Ag Committee's farm bill that he says are critical to protecting U.S. livestock and poultry from foreign animal diseases.