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Sen. Sherrod Brown says lawmakers who take farm subsidies would cut food stamps
Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, finds it disconcerting that some of the lawmakers who gladly take the government’s subsidies want to cut SNAP, or subsidies to people who need help buying groceries.
Bee health a focus of Pollinator Week
The global event was established in 2007, and has drawn support from governors, mayors, and other leaders across the U.S. This year's Pollinator Week proclamation was signed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell.
New ads emphasize agriculture’s role in economic recovery
Farm Policy Facts, a diverse coalition of agricultural organizations, launched the “Real Farms, Real Families.” campaign last week, with ads running in Roll Call, The National Journal, the Washington Post, The Hill, and Financial Times.
New book by UCLA scholar traces history of American agriculture through literatu
The book explores how industrial agriculture has, since World War I, informed not just U.S. dietary habits and culinary discourse but also the country's economic aspirations and its rise to global power.
Strange bedfellows are opposing the farm bill
Subsidies -- for both needy families and less-needy corporate interests -- have drawn opponents as diverse as the Koch brothers and the Environmental Working Group.