Trade and Markets
Trade and Markets from Farmer Republican: 15 articles for readers in Texas and beyond.
Inside the House Ag Committee’s Draft: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act
A reader’s guide to the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill draft: how a draft becomes law, what to look for in…
Trade and MarketsHow the GOP Is Courting the Next Generation of Farmers
What beginning farmer policies Republicans emphasize, what critics say they miss, and practical steps young Texas…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Approach to Trade: Tariffs, Deals, and the Farm Economy
How tariffs and trade deals affect farm markets, what supporters and critics of the Republican approach say, and how…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Case for a Smaller, More Targeted USDA
Why some Republicans want a smaller, more targeted USDA, what supporters say it would save, and what farmers should…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Plan to Reform the Sugar Program
What the federal sugar program is, why some Republicans want reform while others defend it, and the arguments sugar…
Trade and MarketsWhy the GOP Is Pushing for More Transparency in Commodity Markets
Why Republicans push for more transparency in commodity and livestock markets, what price reporting does, and what…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Plan to Expand Agricultural Exports
What Republicans say they would do to expand farm exports, from trade agreements to market access, and what critics…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Approach to Agricultural Trade with China
How supporters of the Republican approach view farm trade with China, from market access to enforcement, and what…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Plan to Support Value-Added Agriculture
How supporters of the Republican approach want to help farmers earn more by processing and marketing, what critics…
Trade and MarketsHow the GOP Is Addressing the Challenges Facing Small Dairy Farms
How supporters of the Republican approach describe help for small dairy farms, from safety nets to deregulation, what…
Trade and MarketsHow the GOP Is Working to Protect the U.S. Food Supply
How Republican lawmakers say they would protect the U.S. food supply, what supporters argue, what critics dispute, and…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Case for a More Market-Oriented Farm Policy
What a more market-oriented farm policy means, why Republican supporters favor it, what critics worry about, and how…
Trade and MarketsHow the GOP Is Working to Expand Agricultural Markets
How Republican supporters want to open more markets for American farm products, what critics say about trade deals and…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Case for a Stronger Agricultural Extension System
Why Republican supporters say agricultural extension deserves strong backing, what it does for Texas farms, what…
Trade and MarketsThe Republican Vision for the Future of American Agriculture
What Republican supporters say the future of American agriculture should look like, with markets, technology and…