Tag: politics

As the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial race begins to take shape, the front-runner candidates are outlining their priorities for the state’s future. From agricultural endorsements to public health initiatives and energy reform, we take an objective look at the platforms of Vivek Ramaswamy, Dr. Amy Acton and Casey Putsch. Get the full breakdown of their positions on land use, water quality and Ohio's farm economy from writer Jake Zajkowski.

Congress extends the 2018 Farm Bill again, leaving farmers facing rising costs, lower prices and unstable markets despite billions in federal payments.

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.

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.

A crackdown on undocumented workers and cuts to farm wages threaten U.S. food production. Labor shortages grow as Americans reject farm jobs.

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.

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.

Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and vaccine programs threaten to make rural America sicker, not healthier, despite promises to “make America healthy again.”

On a southern Illinois dairy farm, politics stayed private. A father’s quiet choices — and rare political moments — revealed values deeper than party lines.

Arkansas farmers’ pleas for aid sparked viral backlash, with over 25,000 angry comments highlighting deep divides over tariffs, bailouts and farm policy.