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Opinion: Making the Impossible Possible: Ending Hunger in Our Time

06/04/18 12:02 PM By Jeff Simmons

Ending world hunger. Seems like a daunting task.

Opinion: To Move Our Planet Forward, Food and Agriculture Must Think about Sustainability Differently

04/05/18 3:51 PM By Chris Policinski

In many ways, the sustainability story of the American farmer mirrors that of every other American.

Opinion: Massive cuts to Food Aid would do long-term harm to U.S. National Security Interests

07/10/17 2:58 PM

Twenty million people in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are now in danger of starvation.

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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07.02.2020

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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