![Manufacturing is a Ticket to Rural Prosperity [VIEWPOINT]](https://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/manufacturing-GENERIC-627x376.jpg)
During a time when COVID has created many challenges, rural economies are looking for options. New policies implemented by President Trump’s Administration combined with the SBA resources could provide rural America a boost for what it needs to regain revenues and support communities.
Read More![Discredited Environmental Working Group Stabs Farmers in the Back, Once Again [OPINION]](https://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/60-minutes-logo-627x376.jpg){kind=logo}
Under the false pretense of helping “actual farmers,” the EWG appeared on a recent 60 Minutes episode and stabbed actual farmers in the back, once again, by misrepresenting who benefits from farm aid.
Read More![America’s Farmers Need Relief as they Keep Calm and Plant On [VIEWPOINT]](https://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/flag-field-sunset-GENERIC-627x376.jpg)
For millions of Americans, our sense of what is normal has been radically shifted by an unprecedented pandemic sweeping across the globe. In this time of incredible uncertainty, at least one thing is certain: America’s farmers and ranchers will keep calm and plant on.
Read More![New Year, Same Tired Criticisms of Farm Policy [VIEWPOINT]](https://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/Hatfield-and-McCoy-street-GENERIC-627x376.jpg)
For much of rural America, 2019 was defined by hardship. Thankfully, America’s farmers found some relief in the aid provided through the Market Facilitation Program. While disappointed, we are not surprised that a recent “Washington Post” article called the MFP payments a “farm bailout.”
Read More![The 2019 Agriculture Year in Review [GUEST COLUMN]](https://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-predictions-2-627x376.jpg)
2019 is coming to an end, and it’s time to reflect on the top ag headliners of the year. It’s hard to find a place to start, but we will begin with what we think is the biggest story.
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