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The 150,000 to 180,000 wheat farmers in America are facing a double-barrel challenge: 1. The declining role and power of agriculture generally; and 2. The declining position of wheat farmers compared to both foreign competition and compared

Farmer Blake Hurst reflects on the GOP presidential debate, Iowa caucuses, and the candidates Trump, Cruz, Bernie, Hillary, Jeb and Rubio

Wheres your focus? Is it on the 2018 farm bill? Not likely. The topics of the day are the upcoming presidential caucuses and primaries. Fighting ISIS. Addressing immigration and refugee issues. And on the East Coast, dealing with Snowzillathe record

Bernie Sanders is right on target when it comes to rural development, but his positions on agriculture miss the mark, writes Marshall Matz, former chair of the Obama for president committee on agriculture

The statistics on global hunger are both familiar and daunting: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that nearly 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger. The vast majority live in underdeveloped or developing regions that often lack sufficient resources to m

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services has released the 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the PReportP). The new Dietary Guidelines, after much concern, turned out to be the best to date.

As far as politics goes, there is one and only one issue that will dominate 2016Ðwho will be elected the next President of the United States on November 8

Some marriages break up on the rocks of infidelity. Drink, illness, and financial misfortune can all result in unhappiness, grief, or even divorce. Our happiness, the happiness that has blessed Julie and me during our nearly 40 year long union, has seen trials,

NRCS Chief Jason Weller has decided to delay finalizing changes to the agencyðs Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until October of next year

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