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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
An Arizona ranching couple appeared at the Republican National Convention Wednesday to detail their experience with illegal immigration, which they say has surged five-fold on their border land under President Joe Biden.
Senate Agriculture Committee Republican Roger Marshall said Wednesday farmers would be better off if work on a new farm bill is punted into next year, when Republicans could be in control of the White House and both houses of Congress.
The Republican National Convention moves into its third day, with a focus on national security. But we can expect a continued focus on immigration and China as well as the Middle East.
President Donald Trump’s selection of an Ivy League-educated populist, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, affirms the ongoing protectionist shift of the GOP, raising the stakes for farmers who would bear the brunt of new trade wars in a Trump-Vance administration.
The Supreme Court's decision overruling Chevron is likely to bolster legal arguments against agency regulations, including environmental and agricultural rules.
For some small farmers, the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy generation, known as is gaining steam as a path to future profitability. But the industry is still in its infancy.
Farm sector debt is increasing, though rising asset values are helping to keep operations solvent, according the Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service.
Significant shifts in agricultural commodity markets are expected in the next decade, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) say in their Agricultural Outlook.