Government
Trump admin working on immigration pathway for farm workers(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration may “soon” institute a plan for illegal immigrant farm workers to leave the country then return legally to work, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke… Read More
Culture
Biden admin adds LGBTQ strings to foreign agriculture grants(The Daily Signal) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to cultivate the transgender ideology on a global scale using international farm-aid programs. That could… Read More
Biden administration
Biden approves $1 billion in grants to combat ‘environmental injustice’ with shade trees(The Center Square) – To combat what is referred to as "environmental injustice," the Biden administration is giving out $1 billion in grants to put up trees in areas of… Read More
Agriculture
Paying food stamp recipients to buy more fruits and vegetables has mixed reviews(The Center Square) – Some economic analysts have mixed reactions to a federal program that would pay people on food stamps if they buy more fruits and vegetables. The U.S. Read More
Agriculture
Florida ag commissioner wants to ban land sales to foreign entitities(The Center Square) – Florida's new Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson wants to restrict the sale of The Sunshine State's farmland to foreign countries after increasing concerns about what foreign… Read More
State Government
Nonprofit pays MU Extension $750K for more fresh produce to SNAP recipients(The Center Square) – Availability of fresh produce for low-income families in western Missouri might grow after a nonprofit agreed to pay more than $750,000 to the University of Missouri… Read More