Push for Local Food in Schools

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives have urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to strengthen enforcement of the “Buy American” provision for participants in the National School Lunch Program and…

U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions

Taylor HillmanCotton

…country” hearing conducted by the House Agriculture Committee’s General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, the witnesses outlined numerous market, policy and regulatory issues that threaten to undermine the U.S….

The Western View: Vocational Education

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…schools. But students outside of agriculture programs don’t have that advantage, and are not taught the basic job skills associated with manual labor. Those students are on a college program,…