Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Friday, November 08, 2024

Articles by Noah Wicks

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Daybreak Nov. 8: Kip Tom still focused on being ‘voice' for ag

Kip Tom, who leads President-elect Donald Trump’s ag coalition, says he expects the transition team to move much more quickly to fill cabinet positions. Whether Tom is going to be in it, perhaps as agriculture secretary, remains to be seen. He served as U.S. ambassador to the UN agriculture and food programs during the first Trump administration.


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Dry fall eases harvest, but farmers now eager for rain

Dry weather has helped speed Midwestern and Southern farmers through most of this fall’s corn and soybean harvest while also limiting the amount of grain they could send down the Mississippi River. As many park their combines for the year, they are hoping rain storms can replenish soils parched and waterways shrunk by months of drought.


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