Daren Bakst studies and writes about agriculture subsidies, property rights, environmental policy, food labeling and related issues as The Heritage Foundation’s senior research fellow in agricultural policy. Read his research.
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The Heritage Foundation’s Daren Bakst appeared on The Daily Signal podcast on Wednesday to discuss the farm bill. Here is a lightly edited transcript of… Read More
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Agricultural special interests try to make it sound as though touching even one farm subsidy—regardless of how unreasonable the subsidy is—will be the end of… Read More
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The House is expected to consider its farm bill this week, but in its current form, the bill is a disaster when it comes to… Read More
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Major food stamp reform is a must in the farm bill. So too is major reform for farm subsidies–after all, it is called the farm… Read More
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The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill is a complete rejection of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2018 farm bill principles when it comes to farm… Read More
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The House Agriculture Committee is expected to release its farm bill next week. For conservatives, this new farm bill provides an opportunity to address the… Read More
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Should the public be allowed to know how bureaucrats develop policies that have major impacts on our lives? Or should we simply be left in… Read More
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Perhaps as soon as next week, the House Agriculture Committee will release its farm bill, and it looks now as if the end result likely… Read More
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Congress last year utilized the Congressional Review Act to get rid of many federal agency rules, most of which were prime examples of agency overreach…. Read More
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In 2015, the Obama administration finalized its infamous “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule—also known as the Clean Water Rule—that sought to regulate almost… Read More
