Agriculture
USMCA a Win for North American Trade and Economic Growth
USMCA heads to President Trump's desk, after Senate passes the bill 89-10.
Benefits of 5G
With all the focus on creating a nationwide fifth generation (5G) network, questions often arise about why it is important for the U.S. to lead in 5G development, the benefits of moving to 5G, and why is there a continual push for more spectrum to...
Congress Fails Farmers and Taxpayers with its Farm Bill
President Nixon’s secretary of agriculture, Earl Butz, once said in 1973, “get big or get out.” He enthusiastically urged farmers to buy up their neighbors’ land. Since then, American agriculture policy has enabled big industrialized farm businesses...
Congress is Tricking Taxpayers to Pay More for Treats
As people eat their leftover Halloween candy, they may want to think about how much they paid for all those treats.
FCC Commissioner Offers Commonsense Advice to Rural Utilities Service
Publicly-funded broadband overbuild is an ongoing problem across the country. It is far easier to deploy new services alongside existing infrastructure than to build-out to those who remain in unserved areas.
President Trump tweeted this week that "Tariffs are the greatest!" Farmers disagree.
The federal government will soon dole out around $12 billion in "temporary relief" to farmers adversly affected by President Trump's tariffs and trade war, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday.
Senate Farm Bill helps largest 10% of farm operations
Despite the election year rhetoric about fiscal discipline and deficits, as well as advancing free-markets and trade, many lawmakers have sided with the influential farm lobby to continue doling out multi-millions of dollars to corporate...
Americans Continue to Pay More for Sugar
As people eat their leftover Easter candy from last weekend, they may want to think about how much they paid for all those treats.
Organic Food: A Healthy Alternative or a Waste of Money?
Organic food is better for you, right?
Seeing Double: Yes, Even More Duplication!
As part of a continuing series, CAGW is providing you with examples of duplication and overlap within the federal government that has been researched by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In the 2011 GAO annual report, “Opportuniti
It is None of Their Damn Business!
Last month the New Jersey Comptroller released a report on widespread fraud in their state’s school lunch program. More than 100 people on public payrolls, or members of their family, lied about their income in
Heard It Through the Grape Vine
What would you think of a government that believes too many raisins are being grown and harvested in a particular year so it decides to confiscate a portion of the crop? Even worse, more often than not, the government will not pay the farmer for...
