OPINION It is deeply troubling for the White House to endorse (the Make America Healthy Again Commission) report that sows seeds of doubt and fear about our food system and farming practices, (and) then attempts to celebrate farmers and the critical role they play in producing the safest food supply in the world.
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Zippy Duvall is president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Visit www.fb.org for more information.
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