In a recent speech, climate envoy John Kerry blamed agriculture for destroying the planet. According to Kerry and his ilk, the only solution is to radically reform agriculture and set it on…
Category: politics
Does Food Assistance Paradoxically Create More Hungry People?
In the ongoing battle against hunger, government programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are often heralded as the best immediate solutions. These initiatives aim to provide relief to those in dire…
Left-Leaning Ag Media Does Not Represent the Values of America’s Farmers
Farmers might lean right, but their news leans left. The political leaning of farmers has traditionally been seen as predominantly conservative or right-leaning. However, when you turn to the news narratives surrounding…
Automated Machines Solve the Problem of Illegal Agricultural Labor
In a world where technological advancements astonish us year after year, agriculture is not left behind. We are seeing new and creative ways to use technological innovations to our advantage, lowering cost…
Modest Proposals for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Outrageously Sensible Solutions
In these times of ecological despair, it is my humble duty to present some ‘modest proposals’ for climate-smar agriculture that could quite possibly save the planet, if this new world of ours…
Environmental Sustainability Is Irrelevant if Economic Sustainability Remains Unaddressed
Media talking heads are always talking about the environmental sustainability of modern agriculture, but they often fail to address the economic sustainability of farmers. Without ensuring the latter, the former is irrelevant,…
A Closer Look at FEMA’s Floodplain Rules and Land Seizure In the Aftermath of Helene
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a new wave of scrutiny has been cast upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to its floodplain management rules, which some argue have been…
Would Enforcing Immigration Laws Really ‘Decimate’ America’s Food Supply?
We’ve consistently covered the use of illegal immigrant labor by big agribusinesses several times here, but it’s a topic that just keeps coming up. A recent article from Grist discussing Donald Trump’s…
Big Agribusinesses Leveraging Illegal Labor Creates an Unequal Playing Field in American Agriculture
The landscape of American agriculture, once characterized by the pastoral visions of family farms, is increasingly dominated by large agribusinesses. A contentious issue within this sector is the employment of illegal immigrants,…
Bill Gates Calls for Population Reduction to Save the Planet – What’s He Plotting for Agriculture?
In the realm of global health and environmental “sustainability,” few figures loom as large as Bill Gates. The billionaire “philanthropist,” through the Gates Foundation, has wielded significant influence over public health policies…