Articles by Blake Hurst

Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that if Iowans elect Zach Lahn as governor, the state will test the consequences of embracing MAHA.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurt reflects on the impact of tossing out decades of accepted wisdom on trade and farm trade policy.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that farmers are being taken for granted and should be willing to criticize policies that take trade and agriculture policy in the wrong direction.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst explains why he doesn't think farmers should be complaining about the use of some cropland for solar power. 

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that the MAHA Commission report is a sloppily produced reflection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long-held views on food and agriculture. 

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that senators' concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should extend to his views on farming and his potential conflicts of interest.

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a Missouri farmer, lays out what's at stake for U.S. agriculture and Ag Secretary-designate Brooke Rollins in the new administration.

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement would actually make Americans' health worse and their food more expensive. 

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst argues that a contemporary brand of populism risks undermining American agriculture. 

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurst examines the results of agriculture polls and what it means for farmers' connections to the world of politics to the SNAP program, and passing the farm bill.