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NAWG Deeply Concerned by MAHA Commission Report

Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) – Today, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its much-anticipated Making Our Children Healthy Again Report. The contents of this report have the potential to significantly impact America’s farmers, producers and ranchers, and the public’s trust in our food system.

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Kate Pride
Statement from Farmers of Major U.S. Agriculture Groups on Pending MAHA Report

May 19, 2025. Washington, D.C. The Make America Healthy Commission is expected to soon release a report that will have significant bearing on America’s farmers, producers and ranchers, and the public’s trust in our food system. In anticipation, the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, International Fresh Produce Association, and in turn, the farmers these groups represent, are imploring the administration to consider the consequences of this MAHA Commission report before it is finalized.

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PolicyKate Pride
Three years since the tornado: UK research center rebuilds stronger, reaffirming role in Kentucky agriculture

On Dec. 11, 2021, an EF-4 tornado struck the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center at Princeton (UKREC), leaving behind only remnants of a facility that had been an essential contributor to Kentucky's agricultural research. Decades of infrastructure and millions of dollars in equipment were destroyed overnight, reducing one of the state’s key agricultural assets to rubble. Now, three years after the storm, the Western Kentucky center is rebuilding and becoming better than before. 

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ResearchJennifer Elwell