Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.
How much do you know about the different methods of modifying crops? There lots of different ways to breed new plants to get beneficial traits, with pros and cons to each method.
Our friends at Biology Fortified, Inc. created this graphic to explain the different methods and give examples of the different crops produced with each method.
Is Rollins delivering for family farmers? A report card on her USDA work | AGDAILY
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Brooke Rollins is off to a mixed start: she moved quickly to address the avian flu crisis, but she has failed to stand up for farmers against the MAHA movement.
MAHA Report delivers scathing assessment of farm pesticides | AGDAILY
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The new MAHA report, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., links pesticides to rising childhood illness, already drawing criticism from farm groups.
Perspective: A farmer's legacy shouldn't be a tax nightmare for their kin
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For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate -- they’re a very real threat to generational farms and the livelihoods they support.
How RFK Jr. Is Boosting ‘Food Babe’ and Other MAHA Acolytes
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The health and human services secretary has elevated lightly regulated wellness companies and allowed advisers to keep investments, after vowing to end conflicts of interest.
