Articles tagged under: MAHA

MAHA Movement Puts Spotlight on Crop Protection Industry

Published November 21, 2025

At the 2025 NAFB National Convention, CropLife America President and CEO Alexandra Dunn said the "Make America Healthy Again" movement has increased scrutiny on pesticides and raised broad questions about food system safety. Dunn emphasized that crop protection products undergo…
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Bode Calls for Science-Based Approach in MAHA Policy

Published November 21, 2025

Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode says the administration’s MAHA initiative is generating momentum on chronic disease prevention while raising red flags for agriculture. “When science and risk-based policies are abandoned, we see things like irrational challenges to…
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Mixed Reaction on MAHA Report

Published September 10, 2025

Agriculture groups are voicing both support and concern following the release of the Make Our Children Healthy Again strategy. The National Pork Producers Council said the updated plan reflects more input from farmers than the Commission’s initial May report, but…
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MAHA Commission Unveils Strategy

Published September 10, 2025

The Make America Healthy Again Commission has unveiled a sweeping plan aimed at reversing the rise in childhood chronic disease. The strategy outlines more than 120 initiatives, including executive actions to strengthen food standards, expand research, improve public health education,…
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MAHA Among the Issues Discussed During Dakotafest Forum

Published August 22, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was scheduled to participate in a Dakotafest forum, but weather in Texas prevented her from making that trip. The entire South Dakota congressional delegation was on that stage with numerous topics discussed, ranging from trade to…
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Canola Growers Urge Science-Based Policy

Published July 24, 2025

Canola growers are pushing back against claims made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding seed oils. Speaking at the Langdon Research Extension Center Field Day, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman criticized Kennedy’s…
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ASA President Calls MAHA Report a ‘Flat-Out Attack’ on U.S. Farmers

Published May 23, 2025

American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland voiced frustration over the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s new report, criticizing both its content and the lack of transparency behind its development. “Production agriculture didn’t really have a seat at the table, it…
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NCGA Slams MAHA Report as Fear-Based

Published May 23, 2025

The National Corn Growers Association called the MAHA report “fear-based rather than science-based,” warning it could mislead the public about proven crop protection tools like atrazine and glyphosate. The group emphasized that these products have undergone decades of scientific review…
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