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We just celebrated another Thanksgiving and we do have a lot to be thankful for.

American agriculture is speeding toward a crisis of continuity—much of our nation’s farmland will soon need a new farmer.

While tax reform dominates the discussion in Washington, D.C., U.S. agriculture must not allow its focus to be diverted from the equally important issue of agricultural trade.

The recent Borlaug Dialogue and World Food Prize given to Dr. Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, focused on the importance of helping the continent become self-sufficient in food production.

American Soybean Association (ASA) and other farm organizations have been urging Congressional leaders to provide additional funds to the Agriculture Committees so they can write a new farm bill in 2018 that responds to the difficult times farmers are facing. 

Ending hunger and chronic malnutrition remains within our grasp.

By now, I should not be surprised when the federal government uses its power and strength to hammer a defenseless individual citizen.

Since the 1960s, many Americans have avoided eating eggs based on a few crude studies that linked dietary cholesterol to heart disease.

We all know that everyone needs safe drinking water, whether it comes from a local utility or a private well.