Items Tagged with 'Crops'

In this opinion piece, Dana M. O’Brien, president and founder of BioHarbor Strategies, says the new Congress and incoming Trump administration must support and accelerate biomanufacturing as a national policy priority. 

In this opinion piece, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Norman Borlaug, reflects on his friendship and partnership in Africa with the late Jimmy Carter and what that legacy means for the battle against world hunger.

In this opinion piece, Louisiana row-crop farmer David Smith says Congress urgently needs to pass a new farm bill that adequately funds conservation programs.

In this opinion piece, Angela Huffman, co-founder and president of Farm Action, says ending the ag trade deficit requires prioritizing specialty crops in the next farm bill. 

In this opinion piece, Jeff Harrison, senior counsel for Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that economic assistance for farmers is urgently needed to avoid harming the broader economy and slowing down next year's congressional agenda. 

In this joint opinion piece, Reps. Clay Higgins and Michael Cloud, in collaboration with Reps. Barry Moore, and Lauren Boebert, argue that Congress needs to provide immediate economic assistance to farmers. 

In this opinion piece, Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., argues that farmers in the Southeast urgently need disaster aid to recover from hurricane damage, especially with the farm bill stalled in Congress.

In this collaborative opinion piece, Dr. Chuck Rice, Dr. Marty Matlock, and Dr. Jerry Hatfield highlight a recent report and urge producers, researchers, and stakeholders to monitor farmers' significance to national security.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement would actually make Americans' health worse and their food more expensive. 

In this opinion piece, Sara Neagu-Reed, director of production and environmental policy at the International Fresh Produce Association, calls on policymakers to prioritize support for organic agriculture in the next farm bill.