On The Record
Biotechnology & GMOs
The Government is Going to Counter ‘Misinformation” about GMO Foods – The Washington Post, May 3, 2017
Science and progress must win this food fight – The Hill, February 11, 2016
Black Caucus lends hand to GMO labeling bill - E&E News, July 24, 2015
Proposal by Sen. Donnelly could serve as GMO compromise – E&E Daily, March 3, 2016
How Vermont changed the national GMO labeling debate – The Christian Science Monitor, July 8, 2016
GMO Food Labeling Bill Passes in the Senate – Huffington Post, July 8, 2016
Panel to vote on GMO legislation amid impasse - E&E News, February 23, 2016
U.S. GMO Food Labeling Bill Heads to Senate as Critics Spy Loopholes - Reuters, July 7, 2016
GMO bill could save money for farmers and consumers – AGWEEK, July 17, 2015
Fight Not Over: Speak Up for Voluntary GMO Labeling - Prairie Farmer, March 30, 2016
An Arctic apple a day? - POLITICO, April 2, 2015
WHO Herbicide Cancer Study Worries U.S. Corn, Soy Industries – LAW360, June 3, 2015
Budget
American Soybean Association, Others Oppose White House Ag Budget Cuts – Brownfield, May 23, 2017
Campaigns
Farmers Used Facebook to Harvest Votes for Cochran – National Journal, July 13, 2014
Farmers can still flex muscles in mid-term elections – Agri-Pulse, July 28, 2014
Climate
Why Climate Plans Must Include Farmers of Color - In These Times, May 29, 2021
Farmers will change if politicians let them - Storm Lake Times, November 17, 2021
Drones
Agriculture Community Calls on Swift UAS Regulation to Keep Pace with Other Countries - Aviation Today, April 1, 2015
Ag Looking to FAA Reauthorization for Drone Rules - POLITICO, March 26, 2015
EPA
EPA Shuffles Science Oversight, Cutting Scientific Review Panels - Farm World, November 7, 2018
Farm Bill
Hoeven Hopeful for a Completed Farm Bill This Week - Fargo Forum, November 28, 2018
Coalition Rallies for a New Farm Bill Now - Supermarket News, September 13, 2012
Expect Tweaks to ARC, PLC Programs in New Farm Bill – AgWeb, March 6, 2017 (VIDEO)
Calling for a Farm Bill Now at FPS - AgWired, August 29, 2012 (AUDIO)
Table is being set for 2018 Farm Bill – AGRINEWS, August 2, 2017
Gillibrand guards producer programs in Farm Bill – Watertown Daily Times, September 22, 2011
Groups set aside subsidy differences to speed farm bill – POLITICO, November 19, 2013
Commodity Groups Seek Input, Advocacy for New Farm Bill Talks - Delmarva Farmer, February 28, 2017
Change the Message to Meet the New Reality – Hoosier Ag Today, July 27, 2017 (VIDEO)
Food stamp use has grown in Kansas and across the nation – Kansas Health Institute, August 27, 2012
Food
Safety
Bill giving FDA new powers to oversee food supply has wide support – Los Angeles Times, October 22, 2009
Radiation ‘Far Below’ Risk Levels Found in U.S. Milk Samples – Bloomberg, March 31, 2011
Food safety bill fails in House – Drovers, January 17, 2011
Forestry
Forests get more attention as Biden pushes climate priorities - AgriPulse, June 16, 2021
Hemp
Trades back CBD bill, eye broader cannabinoid inclusion - Natural Products Insider, February 24, 2020
Industry
Farmers' groups fear a possible Agrium-Potash merger – Financial Post, September 1, 2016
Commodity Classic Breaking Records – AgWired, February 28, 2013 (AUDIO)
Labor
West Coast ports resume work with a provisional deal – Farm World, February 25, 2015
Growers cut back on fall plantings – Growing, November 1, 2011
Nutrition
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Push for Limit on 'Milk' Label - Wisconsin Public Radio, May 8, 2017
Almond Milk, Soy Milk... That's Not Milk! Some Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Argue – WUWM-FM, May 3, 2017 (AUDIO)
Feasting on MyPlate opportunities – PRWeek, June 10, 2011
Shrek coming soon to a produce aisle near you – CNN, March 18, 2010
Thought Leadership
Why is it so hard to talk about food? - WVU Marketing Communications Today, January 31, 2020 (AUDIO)
Collaborations, Conferences, Tofu, Drones, and Myths – Through the Noise, August 26, 2016 (AUDIO)
Trade
Farmers Anger at Trump Tariffs puts Republican Candidates in a Bind - The New York Times, April 7, 2018
China Asks U.S. Businesses for Help to Stop Trump's Trade War - Newsweek, April 8, 2018
Obama trade bill is dealt a blow. Businesses react - The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2015
A Nervous, Frustrated Washington Braces for U.S.-China Trade War - The Kansas City Star, April 4, 2018
Trade Wars: Tariffs on Bourbon, Harleys and Blue Jeans - POLITICO, March 2, 2018
Trump Considering $60 Billion in Tariffs on Chinese Goods - AgDay, March 22, 2018 (VIDEO)
Farmers nervous after Trump announces tariffs on steel, aluminum imports - POLITICO, March 1, 2018
Steel Tariffs Could Have Unknown Consequences for Soybean Farmers - Jackson Clarion Ledger, March 7, 2018
Ag Industry Warns Against Slapping Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports - AgDay, March 5, 2018 (VIDEO)
Peterson leads trade delegation to Brazil, Argentina, Honduras - Tri-State Livestock News, April 26, 2019
Mexican Grain Buyers Haven't Given Up on the U.S.... yet. - AgriPulse, October 25, 2017
Farmers Concerned About Steel, Aluminum Tariffs - Brownfield Ag News, March 1, 2018 (AUDIO)
Agriculture groups to Obama: Engage Xi on biotech – POLITICO, September 4, 2015
Farm groups urge quick TPP approval – POLITICO, October 15, 2015
Patrick Delaney on NAFTA "save" by Perdue and trade hopes – KRVN-AM, September 21, 2017 (AUDIO)
Hoosier Farmers Worried About Election’s Impact on Trade – Indiana Public Media, November 30, 2016
Ag industry readies for overtime round of trade lobbying - POLITICO, June 12, 2015
New report unites steel traders, poultry, soybean groups against tariffs – S&P Global Platts, September 13, 2017
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