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Consider this modern paradox: At a time when 20 million people around the world face starvation, roughly one-third of all food grown for human consumption is lost or wasted.

The Trump Administration should be commended for initiating “The Proposed 2017 Reorganization of the Department of Agriculture to establish an Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs," but understand how Rural Development is needed to make it work for taxpayers.

In California, five years of record-breaking drought have given way to a record-breaking winter of rain and snow that has provided farmers more water than they know what to do with.

Earlier this week, the New York Times printed their latest agriculture-focused article, “A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump.”

Congratulations to new Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. USDA will be in good hands for development of the next Farm Bill.

An American Food Security Strategy is an imperative factor in reducing the multiple threats impacting our National wellbeing.

A hot topic among farmers is soil health; a relatively new concept that emphasizes improving not just the chemistry of soil, but its biology and physiology.

Hog farmers, cattle ranchers and others in animal agriculture often get a bum rap when it comes to the environment. But the facts don’t support the bad press.

As Congress and the administration work to address the challenges facing our nation, it’s important they don’t forget rural America and the importance of reliable power

The lead editorial in the Easter Sunday edition of the Washington Post declared “Famine Looms in Africa.”