East Africa slammed by locusts, floods and COVID-19

05/27/20 6:45 AM By Bill Tomson

The desert locust, generally considered one of the most devastating pests in the world to agriculture, has been hitting farmers hard in the Horn of Africa as well as the Arabian Peninsula for six months, devouring crops and pasture. With COVID-19, the situation has gone from bad to worse.

Experts say food has key national security role

11/24/17 4:00 AM By Jim Webster

Does food security affect national security? Experts at a global food security summit debated the question last week at Virginia's George Mason University.

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. Few events in history have been as challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture makes up one-fourth of Arkansas’ GDP and has hit the state’s rural economy especially hard. As a member of both the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees in the Senate, Boozman approves of additional funds to support the industry but is keeping an eye on the additional financial burden. He supports the Agriculture Department and Secretary Sonny Perdue’s guidelines for dispersing CFAP funds, is in favor of increased annual limits for the Commodity Credit Corporation, and believes the silver lining of the pandemic may be heightened efforts to improve rural broadband service.

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Opinion: More questions than answers about our ‘broken’ livestock markets

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst explains how the livestock markets are broken and how a well-researched snapshot of our present situation can help the U.S. figure out what the future should look like for the industry.

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Washington Week in Review: May 29, 2020: Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall talks COVID-19 aid

Farmers and ranchers were able for the first time this week to sign up for the Trump administration's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall talks with Agri-Pulse about what he's heard from his membership about the current program as well as what might be needed in future rounds of assistance.

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