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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
A group of leaders in U.S. agriculture, including two former agriculture secretaries, is working to carry forward the legacy of the late economist Barry Flinchbaugh.
Despite overwhelming evidence that poor diets contribute to preventable illness and many leading causes of death;– including heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes – doctors and other health professionals get little training in nutrition in medical school and other education.
Preventable diseases resulting from dietary choices serve as a wake-up call to make policy changes and integrate a greater level of clinician and primary care education on the role of nutrition and "food is medicine" interventions, according to a new bipartisan report on improving health care through nutrition.
In this opinion piece, Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman with the Center on Global Food and Agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses the food security threats to African countries and others due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Biden administration has issued the first approvals for cell-cultivated meat production in the United States, offering the green light for two companies to start producing chicken for human consumption.
Dan Glickman, the Secretary of Agriculture during the major crop insurance overhaul in 2000, said crop insurance should be the preferred method of risk management rather than a permanent disaster program.
In this opinion piece, Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discusses the crucial need for increased agricultural research and development support in the next farm bill.
In this opinion piece, Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discusses the interdependence between China and the United States on several global issues.
A former agriculture secretary, House speaker and House Agriculture Committee chairman are all expressing optimism that Congress can pass a new farm bill this year despite the sharp political divide in Congress and fractured House GOP conference.
