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Articles by Marshall Matz

Wheat Faces a Double 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
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Bernie on Agriculture

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
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The Dietary Guidelines: In Perspective

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.
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USDA today

American farmers are so efficient that we spend only 6.5% of our disposable income on food at home which stimulates other sectors of the economy.
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