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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
After serving 12 of the past 16 years leading the Department of Agriculture, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has been named CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation to continue the legacy of global food security and sustainable agriculture leader, Norman Borlaug.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on U.S. trade partners is worrisome, the head of the Agricultural Retailers Association told his group’s annual conference in Houston last week.
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, argues that the latest forecasts for farm income and agricultural trade underscore the need for a new farm bill.
A handful of lawmakers who represent agricultural districts are locked in tight re-election races that determine control of the House next year. They include Iowa’s 3rd District, held by first-term GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, who’s being challenged by a former USDA appointee with the backing of Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, discusses the importance of his Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act, which is part of the House Agriculture Committee's farm bill.
The list of states reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy herds has grown to a dozen with Friday's announcement by Wyoming of a detection there.
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra R-Iowa, advocates for the passage of the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which would expand the sale of E-15 year-round.
