Tag: politics
2018 farm bill, just a clone of 2014
According to Alan Guebert, the 2018 farm bill is a 2014 clone. That means market trends funded under the 2014 Farm Bill will get more fuel to grow.
How can we prevent mass shootings?
Reacting to the recent school shooting in Florida, Judith Sutherland has some thoughts on what can be done to help prevent mass shootings.
We need food aid and healthcare
Trump's new budget proposes big cuts in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid.
Trump’s “America Alone” trade strategy
Trump’s trade strategy is deadly for America’s farmers and ranchers because Congress is writing a multi-year farm bill completely tied to trade.
USDA services available during a government shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue provides a list of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) services available during a government shutdown.
Bad mojo starts 2018
Much of last year's bad mojo — the crazy weather, its bitter politics, policy gridlock — also crossed December's ice bridge into the new year.
Public Lands Council offers conference scholarships
The Public Lands Council is offering college students an opportunity to attend the PLC 2018 Spring Legislative Conference April 10-12 in Washington, D.C.
The anti-science of ‘sound science’
For more than 20 years, farm groups, Congress and big agbiz have used the phrase "sound science" to undermine ag policy they want to alter or bury.
Capitol Hill’s Christmas cookie bake-off
According to Alan Guebert, it’s not possible to call either the House- or Senate-passed tax bills simple or reformative.
Ag industry voices concern over NAFTA negotiations
Farm businesses and groups believe withdrawing from NAFTA could cause harm to American farmers, ranchers and the U.S. economy as a whole.
