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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
In this opinion piece, hog producers Josh Coombs and Reggie Strickland argue consumers and farmers would benefit from a farm bill provision that would stop California from enforcing Prop 12 requirements on out-of-state pork production.
In this opinion piece, Will Coggin of the Center for Consumer Freedom argues that laws like California Proposition 12 and Massachusetts Question 3 are hurting consumers while taking critical production decisions away from farmers.
Donald Trump picked as his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a populist firebrand whose views align with Trump's protectionist "America First" trade and economic policies, and delegates to the Republican National Convention quickly ratified the choice by acclamation on Monday.
In this opinion piece, Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Greg Murphy, R-N.C., argue that South Africa should be held accountable to its trade obligations under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
In this opinion piece, Ruben Guerra, president of the Latin Business Association, urges Congress to act on legislation that would preempt Prop 12 requirements for pork that's produced outside California and sold in the state.
The American Farm Bureau Federation, a slate of livestock groups and several veterinarian organizations are mounting a last-minute push for farm bill language preempting state-level animal confinement laws.
A European policymaker and senior congressman debated ag policy during USDA's Ag Outlook Forum, and a top ag economist opined that farmers are in position to handle the downturn in commodity prices, for this year at least.
Former President Donald Trump ran up his historic margin in the Iowa caucuses by maintaining his dominance with rural voters despite his challengers’ pledges to expand biofuel usage and roll back the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda.