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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, January 10, 2025
I am continuing to encourage folks to begin thinking about the 2018 Farm Bill. It seems a long way off. But now is the time to start considering how we want to modify and build farm programs for the future
the opportunity for new innovation to close the global productivity gap in a sustainable manner and increase overall profitability for farmers remains a persistent and growing challenge
The 150,000 to 180,000 wheat farmers in America are facing a double-barrel challenge:
1. The declining role and power of agriculture generally; and
2. The declining position of wheat farmers compared to both foreign competition and compared
Wheres your focus? Is it on the 2018 farm bill? Not likely.
The topics of the day are the upcoming presidential caucuses and primaries. Fighting ISIS. Addressing immigration and refugee issues. And on the East Coast, dealing with Snowzillathe record
Bernie Sanders is right on target when it comes to rural development, but his positions on agriculture miss the mark, writes Marshall Matz, former chair of the Obama for president committee on agriculture
The statistics on global hunger are both familiar and daunting: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that nearly 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger. The vast majority live in underdeveloped or developing regions that often lack sufficient resources to m
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services has released the 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the PReportP). The new Dietary Guidelines, after much concern, turned out to be the best to date.
As far as politics goes, there is one and only one issue that will dominate 2016Ðwho will be elected the next President of the United States on November 8
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