Articles by Aarian Marshall

“Republicans have trouble speaking to minorities and women, and Democrats have trouble speaking to farmers and rural people” – so began Marshall Matz’s speech to the Farm Journal Forum today, which encouraged the agriculture experts in the audience to improve their messaging to appeal to the Democr

Hunger and obesity experts asked fellow advocates today to help them “break down silos” between the agricultural and hunger sectors during a panel hosted by the Farm Journal Forum.

The EPA announced yesterday its approval of grain sorghum as an eligible feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard, meaning that advanced biofuels may now be produced from cereal.

Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., is confident that a farm bill will be part of larger fiscal cliff talks, the congressman indicated during a press call yesterday.

Cheers from some lawmakers, and jeers from others, greeted news today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hasten to divert water from the Missouri River into the drought-depleted Mississippi.

Contrary to recent arguments, food monetization may an effective food aid strategy, according to a report released yesterday by the Alliance for Global Food Security.

Food donations have suffered in the face of increased American agricultural exports, according to a Washington Post piece published yesterday – but it appears that some government and private programs are working to close the gap.

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We want to get [the farm bill] to the floor before lame duck,” Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said at a press conference yesterday, joining a chorus of Congressional and Senate Republicans who say they want to pass the legislation before the end of the 112th Congress.