Agriculture
Agriculture
Supporting policies that increase food freedom and access to markets for our farmers and producers.
Agriculture
Farm Subsidies Are Making Your Food More Expensive
With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most…
Agriculture
Save Oyster Farming from NIMBYism
The Not-in-My-Backyard (NIMBY) mentality is going after oysters. Complaining about unsightly materials and bad smells, some property owners on the coastline want oyster farmers to do their business elsewhere or…
Agriculture
Policy Pizza: Agriculture Opportunities
Donald Bryson, president of the John Locke Foundation, explores some of the most significant points where agriculture policy has the most impact on the world around us. He believes the…
Research Brief
Agriculture
The Market Is Responding to Right-to-Repair Needs Without Legislation
There is growing demand for the right to repair technology, especially expensive farm equipment, without being compelled to use the manufacturer’s licensed professionals. Consumers want to be able to repair…
Research Brief
Agriculture
North Carolina Forestry: An Example for Other States
A new report finds that North Carolina’s forest management plans effectively preserve forests while allowing for recreation and commercial use. Preserving forests by shutting them away from human interaction has…
Research Brief
Agriculture
Can California Hog the Regulation of North Carolina Pig Farms?
The Supreme Court is mulling whether to allow California, which has virtually no domestic pork industry, to regulate other states’ pig farms. If farms are forced to adopt California’s strictures,…
Agriculture
This Proposed SEC Regulation Could Mean Higher Food Prices For You
In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new regulation for SEC registrants to disclose all climate-related information and effects of business operations. The registrants, being all…
Agriculture
Foreign Ownership of American Agriculture Continues to Grow
China held $2 billion worth of American farmland in 2020, up tenfold in just a decade.
Agriculture
Freedom To Farm
Read The New Locke-Commissioned Research Report Freedom To Farm The Impacts of Agriculture Regulation On Production and Processing In The South In this paper, author Vincent Smith examines the structure…
Agriculture
Freedom To Farm
In this paper we examine the structure and differences in seven southern states and the federal regulations that govern farms with dairy and cattle herds. We also describe and assess…
Agriculture
WRAL: Cicadas are a healthy treat
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Agriculture
LISTEN: Cooper & Stein on immigration and the ‘dreamers’
For weeks now, the focus has rightly been on the crisis at the southern border, as illegal immigrants flood into the United States and the Biden administration flails. But on…