How And Why America’s Food System Is Cracking
Before government shut the nation down, Americans ate half their meals outside home. The farmers who served restaurants and cafeterias are dumping meat, veggies, and milk. And it’s going to get worse.
6 Amazing High-Tech Things American Farmers Do That Prove Mike Bloomberg Knows Nothing About Agriculture
‘I could teach anybody, even people in this room, no offense intended, to be a farmer,’ Democrat presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg said in 2016. No, he couldn’t.
The Phase One U.S.-China Trade Deal Is A Serious Win For The United States
The U.S. shouldn’t be complacent after winning the first round of the trade war. China is a formidable strategic competitor and will remain so for many years to come.
‘Phase One’ Marks New Chapter In Trade Between United States And China
For the first time in a long time, the United States and China are striking a deal to set up better trade relations for both countries.
New Trade Deal With China Does Almost Nothing For The United States
The U.S. and China have such different economic and political systems and different sets of values. We may have to settle our differences through other means, beyond a trade agreement.
Trump Is Shamelessly Bribing Farmers With Cash Handouts
The political goal of handouts is another example of how Trump thinks he can throw around billions of dollars, seized by the government through taxes, to get whatever he wants.
Why Farmers Aren’t Going To Abandon Trump Over The Trade War
The popular narrative goes that because President Trump launched a trade war against China, China has retaliated by tariffing agriculture products from red states that voted for Trump. False.
ICE Workplace Raids Unmask Our Broken Immigration System
Immigration hardliners need to confront an awkward reality: mass illegal immigration is driven by big business, and it indirectly benefits us all.
We Don’t Need To Ban Pesticides To Save Bees
The irony is that if passed, the Saving America’s Pollinators Act would actually be detrimental to bees and other pollinating species, while harming America’s farmers.
Here’s What You Need To Know About Trump’s Proposed Trade Deal With Mexico
Free trade supporters will be disappointed in clauses such as the minimum wage requirement and recognition of bargaining rights. But such clauses appeal to union voters, who like Trump.
Donald Trump’s Trade War Is Proving The Free Traders Right
It seems almost embarrassing to have to rehearse the case for free trade, but Donald Trump is determined to make us learn it all over again, the hard way.
This Professor Thinks Hunter-Gatherers Were Unfairly Oppressed By Elitist Grain-Growers
Anthropology professor James C. Scott’s book, ‘Against the Grain,’ offers an interesting, but ultimately unconvincing, revisionist historical analysis that discounts the role of farming in creating society as we know it.
How Big Business Uses Big Government To Ruin Small Fishermen Like Me
Ensnared in an international trade dispute between Vietnam and very large U.S. catfish farms are hundreds of small wild-caught catfish producers throughout the United States.
If The European Union Bans Roundup, It Could Lead To A Global Food Crisis
If the EU bans glyphosate, it will set the stage to enact the same regulations here, which could be a devastating blow to American farmers who grow the world’s most abundant supply of grains.
‘This Blessed Earth’ Considers The Fraught Future Of Family Farming
A journalist chronicles the experiences of one Nebraska farmer and his daughter, as they seek to keep their six-generation family farm alive.
Wrong, Politico: Today’s Farmers Are Obsessed With Healthy Soil
If the reporter had spent a little more time researching the topic or speaking to more than one farmer, she’d realize soil health has long been a focus — even an obsession — among farmers.
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Estate Tax and Family Farmers
Only a tiny fraction of the nation’s family farmers are eligible for the federal estate tax—but that doesn’t mean it’s a popular or profitable tax.
Today’s Farmers Are Trying To Achieve ‘Sustainability,’ But It’s Easier Said Than Done
A new agricultural sustainability program seeks to offer a ‘cleaner’ version of current farming methods. But is that really going to be enough?
Why More Young People Should Get Summer Jobs On The Farm
And more U.S. universities and colleges should offer them internship credit for it.
New Minnesota Law Seeks To Help Aspiring Farmers Get Started
The law provides a 5 percent tax credit to older farmers who sell their land to beginning farmers, thus incentivizing the continued legacy of U.S. farms.
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