Items Tagged with 'U.S.'

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 joint opinion piece, Marshall Matz and Alan J Stone highlight Sen. Bobby Kennedy’s legacy when it comes to food policy and say that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should keep that legacy in mind. 

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 opinion piece, Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., calls on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to use the COP29 climate conference to push back against efforts by anti-meat activists to reduce global meat consumption.

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, J. Dudley Butler, who was an administrator for the former Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, argues that the viability of rural America and its farms and ranches is at stake in the election.

In this joint opinion piece, Kip Tom and Nicole Montna Van Vleck, chair and vice chair of U.S. Agriculture Partnership Fund's board of directors, highlight local ballot issues that could have far-reaching, negative impacts on agriculture. 

In this opinion piece, the president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Keeff Felty, says there are real-world consequences for farmers and rural communities if a bipartisan, a new farm bill doesn't pass this year.