Opinion: Is global public will enough to end hunger?

02/08/18 9:30 AM By Ertharin Cousin

The number of hungry people worldwide rose to 815 million, increasing by nearly 38 million since 2015.

Opinion: Roots of Stability and Prosperity are Sowed in Opportunity

08/28/17 2:20 PM By Heather Kulp

Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and with its population growing by four to five million people per year, it is a huge market for American products.

USDA devotes $22 million to conservation innovation

06/14/17 8:15 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 - USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $22.6 million in 33 projects through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program

AFBF President Zippy Duvall

This week’s Open Mic guest is Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest in economic challenges for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Duvall offers his gratitude for administrative and legislative assistance for agriculture but shares that the economic threat to the nation’s food supply is far from over. He offers thoughts for additional assistance as the U.S. Senate prepares to consider another round of financial assistance for the nation. The Georgia farmer shares thoughts on challenges faced by the renewable fuels industry as well as trade challenges that remain with Canada and Mexico even after implementation of the USMCA.

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Opinion: Shop Kansas Farms: Kansas Farmers Calm Public Fears

Because of Covid, many Kansans have witnessed a troubling scene most have never encountered—empty shelves at the grocery store. This meant people experienced a new kind of fear. The fear of going hungry.

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Washington Week in Review: July 2, 2020: Sen. Dick Durbin on COVID-19, immigration, rural health

As the Senate prepares to consider more coronavirus relief later this month, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks with Agri-Pulse about how Democrats plan to approach a new aid package, his priorities for immigration reform, and what Congress can do to help a struggling rural health system.

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