A new policy brief from America First Policy Institute warns that U.S. agriculture is facing an unprecedented $50 billion trade deficit — and lays out steps to restore balance, expand markets, and put farmers back on stable ground.
Why are we forbidden from drinking what humans have consumed for thousands of years?
The United States, the world’s largest food exporter, imports a huge amount of the food Americans eat.
U.S. farmers have had to compete with Mexican-produced fruits and vegetables, despite farmworkers in Mexico earning only about $2/hour. There have been three decades with zero tariff price protection for fruit and vegetable farmers.
How the government’s unpredictable response to outbreaks threatens farmers’ livelihoods.
Farmers are at the mercy of arbitrary government edicts if their animals get an infection.
Farm subsidies mainly benefit the wealthiest farmers.
The seizure of farmland for government or businesses purposes has increased since 2005.
What is a checkoff, and what does it have to do with dinner?