The Environmental Working Group does a good job of tracking government payments to agricultural producers. This makes fascinating reading.
The EWG documents what is happening with the bailout program intended to insulate farmers from the effects of the trade war with China.
Here is a question to ponder over the weekend:
Q: Who benefits from these payments?
A: Trump campaign advisors, of course.
I’m keynoting the Healthy Futures Summit at the University of Minnesota’s 75th Anniversary Celebration: Keynote: “The Future of Food: Policy, Community Engagement, and Education with Dan Buettner (Blue Zone) in honor of Henry Blackburn, now marking his 65th year as a researcher and administrator in the School of Public Health. This will be at 8:15 a.m. at the McNamara Alumni Center on the Twin Cities campus of U. Minn. Schedule, registration info, etc are here.
