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In this opinion piece, Marshall Matz, Senior Counsel at OFW Law in Washington, D.C., announces the celebration of WIC's five decades of successful services to a large population of participants and the nation's public health infrastructure.

In this opinion piece, Ken Nobis, a dairy farmer from Michigan, unveils the effects of the bird flu outbreak on dairy farms across the country while urging the U.S. to increase funding in the next farm bill for scientific research and innovation to help prevent future virus distribution and human transmission.

In this opinion piece, Jamie Saxon, head of sustainability for Inari, discusses the promise and hope of ag innovation at a moment when the dual pressures of climate change and food insecurity can seem insurmountable.

In this opinion piece, Ranking Member David Scott discusses the current Democratic position on farm bill negotiations and makes the case for a bipartisan farm bill.
 

In this opinion piece, Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, makes a case for swift FDA implementation of front-of-pack nutrition labeling and its potential to reduce healthcare costs while increasing healthier choices and products from consumers and manufacturers.

In this opinion piece, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson explains how he plans to prescribe a cost-neutral process to make changes in the Thrifty Food Plan in a new farm bill that will be developed by his committee before Memorial Day.

In this opinion piece, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Jason Smith, criticizes the Biden Administration's trade strategy and the effects it has on ag exports and American farmers. 

In this joint opinion piece, Alex Echols, environment Program Strategist for Agriculture for the Keith Campbell Foundation, and Roger Wolf, executive director of the Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance and director of conservation at the Iowa Soybean Association Research Center for Farming Innovation, discuss engaging ag retailers to be key leaders in advancing conservation adoption.

In this joint opinion piece, Lesley Jantarasami, managing director of the Energy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Maya Solomon, senior director of policy and advocacy at the American Forest Foundation, advocate for the Rural Forest Markets Act, and its benefits of creating a voluntary carbon market for family forest landowners.

In this opinion piece, Lori Stevermer, the president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and a Minnesota pork producer, highlights recent USDA data on the pricing impact of California Proposition 12 on consumers and why Congress needs to act and include a legislative solution in the farm bill.