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Is science-backed advocacy enough to protect farmers’ freedom to operate and ease generational transitions?

The question facing U.S. agriculture is whether current farm aid is a bridge through temporary hardship — or a pier toward more structural government support.

Funded through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program is opening $35 million in new grants to help partners across 14 states protect American farms, livestock and natural resources.

Iowa native brings nearly two decades of international trade and checkoff experience to the role as the organization targets bio-based product expansion and long-term farmer profitability.

According to a new study, compliance costs from mandatory country-of-origin labeling would largely be passed to consumers, raising annual beef and pork prices by more than $1.1 billion.

Check out the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker for week of July 18.

The sweeping legislative package targets rapid corporate consolidation in the agriculture sector while forcing major food companies to provide fair wages and safer working conditions.