EconomyCommentary
This Misguided Protectionism Would Harm All Americans, Including Farmers
Driving up food prices is a bad idea any time, especially during a pandemic. Yet a small subset of fruit and vegetable growers are pushing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Congress Could and Should Modernize Federal Regulation of Meat Inspection
The federal government has created numerous barriers to the sale of meat and poultry, but underlying those restrictions is a complete disregard for many farmers,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What China Isn’t Buying as Part of the Phase 1 Trade Deal
There’s a lot of media coverage of what U.S.-made goods China is supposed to be buying as a part of the administration’s trade deal with… Read More
EconomyNews
Meat-Inspection Regulatory Reforms Could Help Avert Future Shortages, Experts Say
America experienced meat shortages at some grocery stores this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say reforms are needed to the meat-inspection process that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Trade Czar Details Monitoring of Chinese Compliance With Phase One Deal
When U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees last month on the Trump administration’s trade policies,… Read More
SocietyNews
USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program
After delivering 1.6 million boxes of food to food banks across the country, the Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of deciding which… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s New ‘Navigable Waters’ Rule Is an Improvement, but Still Murky
The Trump administration published this spring its new definition of “navigable waters” (also known as “waters of the United States”) under the Clean Water Act…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
Dispelling 2 Myths About the Meat Supply Amid COVID-19
Over the past week, there have been two widely repeated myths regarding the meat supply amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The first deals with Tyson Foods’… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s What We Know About a Possible Meat Shortage Amid COVID-19
Warnings of the possibility of coming meat shortages have left many Americans wondering whether we will see the meat and poultry cases in grocery stores just… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How COVID-19 Is Affecting the Nation’s Meat Supply
Many Americans are rightfully concerned about the status of the country’s meat supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, there are no simple answers to help… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Fixes to Ensure a Stable Food Supply During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Maintaining a safe and reliable food supply is one of the most important concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes making sure there’s enough food for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Green New Deal Would Ruin America’s Dairyland, Study Warns
It’s been pretty clear that the Green New Deal would be a disaster for businesses and for consumers. Now a new study confirms just how disastrous the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed
>>> Note: This live blog no longer is being updated by Heritage Foundation policy experts. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Congress Should Reject Amnesty for Illegal Agricultural Workers
The House just passed a massive amnesty bill that would give millions of illegal agricultural workers and their spouses and children a pathway to citizenship…. Read More
EconomyNews
California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant
No one told Jack LaPant that he could be in violation of the Clean Water Act for farming his own land. That’s mostly because the… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Administration to Close Food Stamp Eligibility Loopholes for Able-Bodied Adults
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is expected to announce a finalized rule Wednesday to promote self-sufficiency for able-bodied adults without children who receive food stamps. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Trump Administration Could Clear Up Regulated ‘Waters’
The Trump administration last month repealed the Obama administration’s infamous “waters of the United States” rule, by which bureaucrats tried to use the Clean Water… Read More
LawCommentary
Michigan Brothers Push Back Against Town’s Retaliation in Christmas Tree Farm Fight
When your favorite tool is a hammer, every project looks like a nail, and apparently, a similar rule holds true for local government. When said… Read More
EconomyNews
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Would Close Eligibility Loophole, Reducing Food Stamp Rolls
The Trump administration is pushing a reform of the food stamp program that could remove as many as 3.1 million recipients from the rolls, in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
USDA Is Funneling ‘Trade Aid’ to the Agriculture Sector. It’s Old-Fashioned Corporate Welfare.
There is renewed hope for trade talks with China—a welcome development for the American economy. But the damage caused by the fight continues. The U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Americans Need Answers As New Tariffs Hit
The long U.S.-China trade war is about to hit another mile marker. New tariffs, announced in May on $200 billion worth of imports from China,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Reasons Why USDA Shouldn’t Give Special Aid to Farmers Hit by Tariffs
Last July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it was going to provide $12 billion in aid to help farmers with the “trade damage”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US-China Trade Dispute Is Already Hurting US Farmers and Ranchers
The ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute is threatening the U.S. economy as a whole, and is hurting American farmers and ranchers. In recent years, China has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
States Shouldn’t Use Protectionist Schemes to Limit Consumer ‘Meat’ Choices
Veggie burgers don’t come from cows. There’s no such thing as tofu turkey farms—as far as I know. Consumers know this, but that is not stopping… Read More
EconomyNews
Republican Senators Look to End Death Tax
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and John Thune, R-S.D., reintroduced legislation this week to send the death tax to its grave. “Death should not be a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The New Farm Bill Is So Bad That Supporters Don’t Want Its Details Released
The current farm bill process is eerily similar to what happened with Obamacare. In 2010, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., infamously uttered, “But we have to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Nightmare Farm Bill for Conservatives
We’re in the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean conservative legislators should take a holiday from their conservative principles. Unfortunately, the farm bill devised by… Read More
EnergyCommentary
E15’s Not the Problem. Special Treatment for Ethanol Is.
The Trump administration’s intention to authorize year-round sale of gasoline blended with a 15 percent ethanol mixture, announced Monday, perpetuates bad energy policy, both economically… Read More
EducationNews
College Apologizes for Taxpayer-Funded Protests at Family Farm
The president of Evergreen State College has apologized, more than a year after the fact, for the Washington state school’s use of taxpayer funds to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If Congress Can’t Pass a Conservative Farm Bill, It Should Extend Existing Law
Congress should not rush to pass a farm bill. Lawmakers should seek to pass sound policy, not lock in bad policy for five years. This… Read More
