Articles tagged under: Make America Healthy Again

Vaden: ‘Ag is Being Heard’

Published August 5, 2025

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden made two stops in the Midwest this past week; Farmfest near Redwood Falls, Minnesota and the Sweetner Symposium in Traverse City, Michigan. The potential impact of the Make America Healthy Again initiative was a topic…
Top StoriesLatest NewsAg BusinessPolicy

Standing Up for Crop Protection Tools

Published July 15, 2025

A recent assessment by the Make America Healthy Again Commission targeted crop protection tools, including glyphosate and atrazine. The National Association of Corn Growers is asking its members to weigh in with the Trump Administration before the Commission’s follow-up report…
Latest NewsAg BusinessPolicy

‘Common Sense’

Published May 23, 2025

In a White House event, the Trump Administration highlighted its new Make America Healthy Again report. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. described the report as common sense. "It's common sense that we can celebrate the innovations of modern…
Top StoriesLatest NewsAg BusinessPolicy

MAHA Targets Added Sugars in the Diet

Published May 23, 2025

Sugar Association President and CEO P. Courtney Gaine is disputing the MAHA criticism of added sugars. In a statement, Gaine said added sugars currently make up 12 percent of total calories nationwide. That’s the lowest level in 40 years and…
Latest NewsAg BusinessPolicy

Food and Farming Included in MAHA Report

Published May 23, 2025

The Make America Healthy Again report targets the consumption of processed foods, added sugar and seed oils. The report levies part of the blame on what it calls “a pattern of corporatization and consolidation” in the food system. The report…
Ag BusinessPolicy

Soil Health is Included in RFK Jr. Agenda

Published May 22, 2025

Ahead of the release of the Make America Healthy Again Report, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Kennedy was asked about his research priorities. "I woulda want to look at the microbiomes…
Latest NewsPolicy

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning
Country Morning Presented by CHS Ag Services
Tuesday, Aug 25th, 2026
Agriculture Today
Agriculture Today Presented by CHS Ag Services
Monday, Aug 24th, 2026
Market Analysis
Monday, Aug 24th, 2026
Weather
PM Weather
Tuesday, Aug 25th, 2026
This Week In Agriculture
Friday, Aug 21st, 2026
TransFARMation
TransFARMation McKenzie Darling
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026
Talking Conservation
Talking Conservation-Cover Crops Field Day
Friday, Jul 3rd, 2026
Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI
AURI - Ag Innovation News Podcast - Next Five Years
Wednesday, Aug 12th, 2026