Items Tagged with 'Agriculture'

In this opinion piece, Amy DeLisio, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, discusses the significance of educating producers and consumers about Food is Medicine strategies and argues that they are critical to a healthy aging population. 

In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, highlights provisions in the House Ag Committee's farm bill that he says are critical to protecting U.S. livestock and poultry from foreign animal diseases.

In this opinion piece, Brad Hunter, a farmer in northwest Indiana, highlights the benefits of using climate-friendly agriculture techniques and says lawmakers should protect funding for these practices. 

In this opinion piece, Jamaica Gayle, director of sustainability and environmental affairs for the Corn Refiners Association and the Plant Based Products Council, reflects on her recent achievement of being honored as the 2024 Climate Hero of the Year while highlighting the importance of having agriculture involvement in climate efforts. 

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that a contemporary brand of populism risks undermining American agriculture. 

In this opinion piece, Chris Skorupa, President of Beartooth Fertilizer Company explains why the Canadian National Railway's acquisition of the Iowa Northern Railway is a positive move for agriculture and rural America.

In this opinion piece, Sid Miller, Texas Agricultural Commissioner, argues that the bird flu response he's leading illustrates why he opposes the current Republican-led effort to override state authority in the Farm Bill.

In this opinion piece, Tom Stenzel, Executive Director of the CEA Alliance, highlights how new indoor farming technologies affect growers, protecting produce from bitter cold and blistering heat while delivering consistent high-quality products 52 weeks a year.

In this opinion piece, Congressman Max Miller, highlights the importance of the U.S. agriculture industry to our economy and the strength of the food supply while emphasizing the need to pass an updated Farm Bill to address the challenges faced by the agriculture industry and consumers.

In this opinion piece, Rep. Frank Lucas addresses the issue of foreign farmland acquisition and what Congress is doing to address it.