Garland West
How does Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill impact farmers
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed into law July 4 is indeed big, but just how beautiful ...
High stakes: Why hasn’t Congress passed a new farm bill in two years, and what would it cover?
The Farm Bill is the comprehensive federal legislation that lays out our food and agricultural policies. Think of it as a ...
Death, dying and dinner: A nightmare reflection on a comfort meal
The Dirt: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue [has] cautioned Americans not to fear their food. That’s an amazing thing for any ...
What can farmers do to mitigate the impact of rising global temperatures
Dire warnings of the terrible effects of changes in our global climate seem to be all around us these days ...
Food phobia: Activists want to scare us about safety and sustainability of what we eat. Here’s why they are (mostly) wrong
Today’s choir of food critics would have us all fear our food. But is that fear really justified? One happy ...
Green politics and sustainability: Rising costs and other trade-offs
“Green” policies designed to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels may not as much of a good thing as you ...
Viewpoint: ‘Adapt or else…’ — Why Britain is shaking off shackles of European crop biotechnology science-rejectionism and embracing gene editing
This summer, the United Kingdom took the issue of biotechnology and genomics out of the shadows and back into the ...
Viewpoint: Synthetic fertilizers in ideological crosshairs — Trade-offs between crop productivity and the environment
Want to fight climate change right now? Need to meet short-term targets for reductions in greenhouse gases? Then restrict applications of ...
Scare talk debunked: GMOs, pesticides and antibiotics don’t make conventional food unsafe
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently cautioned Americans not to fear their food. That’s an amazing thing for any public official ...
Coronavirus and food safety: Why there’s no need to panic
Every day seems to bring dire news about coronavirus COVID-19. As this virus spreads, how concerned should we be for ...
What should we call lab-grown meat? Our decision could help or hinder food innovation
The Dirt: We need protein as part of a healthy diet— and many of us turn to meat as a ...