Trade Issues

This is the thing to remember about food and conflict: When you’re famished, you’ll do almost anything to feed yourself. And when you’re children are famished, you’ll do anything to feed them. Food insecurity is a recipe for social unrest....More

The most recent calculation of available water supply for the Klamath Project suggests a shortage of approximately 70,000 acre-feet of expected demand through the end of the irrigation season....More

If markets tank, farmers have no deep-loss protection in the Senate’s farm bill proposal, say Joe Outlaw, professor and Extension economist, and James Richardson, regents professor....More

USDA has made substantial, year-over-year gains in expanding credit opportunities for farmers and ranchers across the United States. USDA is seeking comments on a new microloan program to help small and family operations progress through their start-up years with needed resources, while building capacity, increasing equity, and eventually graduating to commercial credit....More