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News, Insights & Interviews Archive


U.S. Senators Want USDA More Focused on Dairy and Turkey for HPAI
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants the USDA to remember that highly pathogenic avian influenza is not just a threat to millions of...
Dave Price
Apr 181 min read


“They Pulled the Rug Out from Under Us”: USDA Cuts and the Future of Local Food: Andre Faul, Junior
Andre Faul, Jr., never expected to be running a fundraiser just to break even on 1,300-pound meat delivery to a local school district....
Dave Price
Apr 114 min read


The Vital Role of Immigration in Supporting U.S. Agriculture: Joe Murphy
Strong agricultural communities – which are primarily smaller, rural towns – rely on the need for certain foundational strengths: access...
Dave Price
Apr 43 min read


USDA Cuts Have Farmers Looking for Other Options
The challenge is on for growers across America: how to replace the billions of federal dollars that previously paid for local food that...
Dave Price
Apr 43 min read


Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' Iowa Visit: Trade Policies and Biofuel Investments
Days ahead of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” where he announced higher tariffs on approximately 50 countries, his U.S....
Dave Price
Apr 42 min read


Tariffs Could Shrink U.S. Meat Demand Oversees
American meat producers need foreigners to eat U.S. meat, but the Trump administration’s higher tariffs could limit demand, according to...
Dave Price
Mar 283 min read


South Dakota Governor Blocks Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipeline
A stroke of the pen by a governor in one state could make that a significant signature in four other states, too. South Dakota Governor...
Dave Price
Mar 73 min read


Whether Tariffs Will be ‘Fun’ for Farmers
"To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United...
Dave Price
Mar 73 min read


USDA to Release Delayed Federal Funding for Farmers After Trump Administration Halt
The patience and worry for farmland owners about their financial livelihood got some relief as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...
Dave Price
Feb 273 min read


The ‘Solid Pace’ of the U.S. Economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told members of Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. “economic activity has continued to expand at a...
Dave Price
Feb 142 min read


Madam Secretary
As the agricultural community waits for clarity on what programs will still be funded, what energy sources are priorities, and how tariffs c
Dave Price
Feb 143 min read


Fury at the Freeze
The federal funding freeze in agriculture programs has left many farmers facing difficult decisions, with a direct impact on their...
Dave Price
Feb 143 min read


Water Fight
It might be months from now before agricultural producers in California know for sure whether President Donald Trump’s order to release...
Dave Price
Feb 72 min read


Unthawing the Freeze
It has been a week of chaos and confusion for agricultural producers, non-profits, and numerous others following the uncertainty caused...
Dave Price
Jan 313 min read


Optimism on New Administration Manufacturing Emphasis
By: David Geiger Edited by: Dave Price A new presidential term started off this week with an emphasis on President Trump’s America First...
David Geiger
Jan 243 min read


Working to Overcome Water Challenges
Dry conditions have terrorized the Los Angeles area, scorching nearly 50,000 acres, damaging nearly 15,000 structures, and resulting in...
Dave Price
Jan 242 min read


Farmland, Politics, and Immigration
Agricultural producers are watching what is happening in California as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rounded up suspected...
Dave Price
Jan 103 min read


No Agricultural Expansion in This Area
Some Arizona farmers will have to deal with changes this year due to actions that the state has not previously taken for 45 years. The...
Dave Price
Jan 32 min read


Finally...a Farm Bill (Extension)
As the agricultural community looks ahead to 2025, it can take some solace in knowing that Congress did the minimum: members agreed on a...
Dave Price
Dec 27, 20242 min read


Waiting on Farm Bill Extension
Next year could be the year that 2023 and 2024 were not: it might bring a new Farm Bill, rather than an extension of the previous one....
Dave Price
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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