national security

The onset of warm temperatures is accelerating the melting of a record-breaking snowpack, triggering worries of continued flooding in California’s Central Valley.

Global hunger and malnutrition pose significant threats to U.S. national security, according to a new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation.  The report, authored by researchers from Texas A&M University, examines how global food insecurity is linked to numerous geopolitical risks. Increasing i...

Earlier this summer, Dan Newhouse, the Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus introduced an amendment to the Ag appropriations bill prohibiting the purchase of farmland by the People’s Republic of China. The Amendment would also make Ag lands currently owned by the Chinese government ineligible for farm programs. ...

As Congressional leaders continue to debate what to include, and not include in the next, and most likely final round of coronavirus relief, the Ag community waits to see what assistance will be available. Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said as more and more aid has become available, additional Northwest commodities, not initially included in pandemic relief have been included to get much need

The head of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Richard Haas says that the USDA Director should always have a seat at the National Security Council.   Current USDA Director Tom Vilsack understands why.   “If you look at a lot of the dangerous places in the world today, what you’ll find is that they don’t have a functioning agricultural economy. They have a lot of hungry ...

Two retired Generals testified to the House Ag Committee about the importance of agriculture in national security matters.   General Darren Owens, now with the Texas State Farm Agency Office, said America’s first line of defense is its ability to feed and clothe our own citizens.   “...