There’s a reason the U.S. House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act — and for those of us who live and work in rural America, that reason hits pretty close to home.

The farm bill is one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting food and agriculture.

If you really want to rebuild America’s cow herd, go where the cows are and listen to the people who own them.

Farm Bureau has long said that clean water and common sense go hand in hand.

Farmers will have to decide where technology genuinely adds value and where it simply adds another bill.

As agriculture faces rising costs, tighter margins and increasing competition from non-farm uses, land-use decisions made today will shape whether the next generation of farmers and ranchers can enter, expand and keep working the land needed to support the U.S. farm economy.

Higher values strengthen farm balance sheets and provide landowners with additional equity and collateral, but they also raise the cost of buying, renting and expanding an operation.

Attempts to lower grocery costs should not come at the expense of the ranchers working to strengthen America’s food supply.

Strong trade relationships with Canada and Mexico help strengthen family farms, support rural communities and keep American agriculture competitive around the world.