Organic purists hatching an auxiliary certification label

02/21/18 6:40 AM By Ed Maixner

Old-school organic advocates want to strengthen the reputation of organic products with a stricter, add-on label.

Roger Johnson, President of National Farmers Union

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union. Earlier this year the North Dakota native announced he’ll not seek re-election. Johnson and NFU support policy to keep more farmers on the land and remain concerned about the economic health of rural America. Johnson offers his thoughts on agriculture’s place at the table on climate policy, his frustration with the EPA’s administration of the renewable fuels standard and challenges developing the next farm bill.

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Opinion: Wrangling over animal biotechnology regulatory turf must end: The time for presidential leadership has arrived

Dana O’Brien is the executive vice president of food & agriculture at Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and in this piece he shares his thoughts on improving the regulatory system for animal biotechnology.

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02.13.2020

Washington Week in Review: Feb. 13, 2020: Budget, MFP, China

President Donald Trump rolled out his fiscal 2021 budget, kicking off a process on Capitol Hill that led to some news on the Market Facilitation Program. More on that and an update on the current state of play with U.S.-China trade in this week's video.

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