A bipartisan bill is being reintroduced in the Senate to protect the ag industry from foreign investment and consolidation. It is called the Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act, also known as the FARM Act.
U.S. Senator and sponsor of the bill, Tommy Tuberville spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on conditions in the capital with the new administration, challenges in passing the FARM Act, and the new Secretary of Ag’s list of priorities.
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Ag Committee Chairman Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson has referred to the proposal as “Farm Bill 2.0.”
In the U.S. and Canada, reduced planted acres—not yield losses—led to a decline in potato production, while Mexico saw modest gains due to increased yields and harvested areas.
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Farm legal expert Roger McEowen discusses the EPA’s rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse gases and what it could mean for agriculture and rural America.
The USDA says the framework is about “ending abusive government overreach” and “protecting farmers, families, and private property.”
Farm numbers still favor small operations, but production, resilience, and risk management are increasingly concentrated among fewer, larger farms.