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In this opinion piece, Adam Putnam, CEO of Ducks Unlimited, highlights why the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to conserving North America’s wetlands and waterfowl habitat supports the voluntary, incentive-based policies included in the House farm bill’s conservation title.

In this joint opinion piece, philanthropists and professional athletes Curtis Granderson and Kelvin Beachum highlight their respective charitable endeavors while advocating for Congress to enact a farm bill that strengthens SNAP and other federal nutrition programs.  

In this opinion piece, Jonathan Coppess, Gardner associate professor in agriculture policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, argues that it's vital for Congress to pass a new farm bill that protects the climate-related investments made by the Inflation Reduction Act. 

In this collaborative opinion piece, Sens. Cynthia Lummis, Dan Sullivan and Pete Ricketts argue for using the Congressional Review Act process to stop what they say is the Biden's administration’s abuse of the Endangered Species Act.

In this opinion piece, Jamie Clark, President and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, says Congress must allocate sufficient funds for wildlife conservation to prioritize healthy, biodiverse habitats and combat the effects of climate change.

In this opinion piece, Marshall Matz, Senior Counsel at OFW Law in Washington, D.C., discusses the expansion of global hunger while highlighting its causes, solutions and impacts on the United States' national security and our environment. 

In this opinion piece, Sarah Gallo, Vice President of Product Policy for the Consumer Brands Association, responds to a recent op-ed by Nancy Brown at The American Heart Association (AHA) by outlining the decade of proactive and innovative work the food industry has done alongside the FDA to ensure Americans are fully educated on what is in their food.

In this opinion piece, Chris Skorupa, President of Beartooth Fertilizer Company explains why the Canadian National Railway's acquisition of the Iowa Northern Railway is a positive move for agriculture and rural America.

In this opinion piece, Nathan Sukhov, Manager of Rogue Origin, addresses the issue of the hemp industry and the FDA's position on CBD while divulging how raising the allowable THC threshold in the hemp plant and its products could improve the quality of hemp-based products to affect the industry positively.

In this opinion piece, Chris Stock, President of Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) and Global Director of Aquaculture Sales at Zeigler Bros., Inc., divulges the positive impacts of domestic aquaculture farming on the U.S. food supply while advocating for legislation to pass the AQUAA Act to erase the seafood trade deficit.