Articles Tagged with ''Farmers''

In this opinion piece, Jeff Kippley, Vice President of the National Farmers Union, challenges the recent opinion segment by the President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) which addresses support for USDA efforts to bring fair rules to livestock markets. 

In this opinion piece, Mark Eisele, Wyoming rancher and President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, cautions against efforts to expand the Packers and Stockyards Act. and what he describes as harmful impacts on farmers and ranchers.

In this opinion piece, Lucas Lentsch, CEO of the United Soybean Board (USB), and Kailee Tkacz Buller, President and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), highlight the steps the industry has taken to reduce its carbon footprint and how a new analysis will lend itself to future market opportunities for U.S. soy products. 

In this opinion piece, Jackie Applegate, President of Bayer Crop Science North America, provides insight on the necessary legislation to protect continued innovation and ensure critical tools for U.S. farmers. 

In this opinion piece, Jared Planz highlights reasons Congress should fully fund Farm Bill conservation programs, focusing on the soil-health benefits that help farmers keep their land in farming from one generation to the next. 

In this opinion piece, Dave Juday, founder and principal of The Juday Group, explains how the PROVE IT Act threatens the farming industry and American consumers by opening the door to future carbon tariffs.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst examines the results of agriculture polls and what it means for farmers' connections to the world of politics to the SNAP program, and passing the farm bill. 

In this opinion piece, Jeff Nunley, Executive Director of South Texas Cotton & Grain Association, highlights the important role that a relatively small portion of U.S. farmers play in feeding the masses.