Articles Tagged with ''MAHA''

The speculation season has begun, with several names being floated for Agriculture Secretary in a new Trump administration. Leading the pack: Kip Tom, a former Ambassador to the United Nations, Indiana farmer and a leader of Trump’s ag coalition who celebrated Trump’s victory at Mar-a-Lago last night.

Election results should start coming in tonight, with control of the White House, Senate and House all very much up in the air. But keep in mind it could be days before we know which party controls the White House and U.S. House, given the time it will take to count votes.  

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement would actually make Americans' health worse and their food more expensive. 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have been on Capitol Hill this week trying to build support for his claims that the food industry and agricultural practices are responsible for chronic childhood diseases. This comes amid questions about what role, if any, RFK Jr. could have in a second Trump administration.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some allies in his "Make America Healthy Again" movement are trying to get a toehold on Capitol Hill even as the food and agriculture industry worries about what role he could play in a second Donald Trump administration.

Leaders of the Senate and House Ag committees were featured at the annual Friends of the National Arboretum dinner Tuesday night in Washington – and both were separately expressing some optimism about getting a new farm bill yet this year.