Tag: politics
Three strikes and you’re out
Congress extends the 2018 Farm Bill again, leaving farmers facing rising costs, lower prices and unstable markets despite billions in federal payments.
Farmers and ranchers are major SNAP beneficiaries, too
Examining the contrast between halted SNAP payments and rapid farm aid, and why farm groups stayed silent despite SNAP’s major impact on rural economies.
And you thought ‘business’ people knew economics
U.S. food policy is full of contradictions, as billions go to farmers for tariffs and SNAP funds run dry, showing politics, not people, drive the decisions.
US Labor Dept.: Less pay means more farm employees
A crackdown on undocumented workers and cuts to farm wages threaten U.S. food production. Labor shortages grow as Americans reject farm jobs.
Farmers are holding a bad hand in a rigged game
U.S. soybean farmers face a losing hand as tariffs, a government shutdown and a $20-billion Argentina bailout stack the deck against American agriculture.
Trump floats buying Argentinian beef to cut prices for Americans
President Donald Trump suggested importing more Argentinian beef to lower U.S. prices on Oct. 19, but farm groups warn it could hurt American producers.
RFK Jr.: Making rural America less healthy again
Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and vaccine programs threaten to make rural America sicker, not healthier, despite promises to “make America healthy again.”
Flag-less, sign-less but definitely not clueless
On a southern Illinois dairy farm, politics stayed private. A father’s quiet choices — and rare political moments — revealed values deeper than party lines.
Anger is building while solutions are fleeting
Arkansas farmers’ pleas for aid sparked viral backlash, with over 25,000 angry comments highlighting deep divides over tariffs, bailouts and farm policy.
Half-baked USDA plan makes less sense even when it’s ‘95% baked’
Alan Guebert considers the Trump administration's sweeping USDA reorganization, warning that past agency relocations drained staff and sparked backlash.
