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Monday, March 20, 2023
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.
The much-anticipated White House hunger and nutrition conference set for Sept. 28 will feature the release of a national strategy that's expected to lay out a blueprint for ending hunger and addressing diet-related diseases that could very well embrace the old parental admonition: Eat your vegetables.
A task force advising the upcoming White House hunger conference issued recommendations Tuesday that call on the government to require nutrition labeling on the front of food packages, ease SNAP eligibility rules and make school meals free to all students regardless of income.
White House officials are sifting through reams of outside comments about the goals of the upcoming White House hunger conference and have yet to announce a specific date or dates, or an agenda.
In this opinion piece, Dan Glickman, former Secretary of Agriculture during the Clinton administration, says it’s time for agriculture to take the lead on climate change action.
Agriculture leaders say new figures from the International Monetary Fund should underscore the need for heightened awareness of an issue familiar to many who have long been active in the global hunger space.
In this opinion piece, Ertharin Cousin, Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs address the need for the development of coalitions that elevate the food systems agenda.
Former Senate Republican Leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole, who forged a legislative record in food and agriculture and the rights of the disabled, died Sunday. He was 98.
Farm groups are breathing a collective sigh of relief that congressional Democrats have dropped the idea of taxing capital gains at death, preserving the benefits of stepped-up basis. But many may still need to start talking to their tax advisers about just what’s in the legislation and how it could affect their tax planning.
