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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
President Donald Trump’s selection of an Ivy League-educated populist, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, affirms the ongoing protectionist shift of the GOP, raising the stakes for farmers who would bear the brunt of new trade wars in a Trump-Vance administration.
Former Iowa Ag Secretary and Trump administration USDA leader Bill Northey has died, leaving behind numerous family and friends and a legacy of farm policy leadership. He was 64.
John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.
Republicans on the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday advanced a fiscal 2024 spending bill for USDA and FDA over Democratic accusations that it was a “sham proposal” that relied on funding rescissions that were unlikely to materialize in time.