Bryce Oates

Contributing Editor (Inside the Farm Bill)

Latest articles

page 3 of 3
Inside the Farm Bill
April 15, 2024

Conservation Programs Are Popular with Farmers. Why Does the G.O.P. Want to Defund Them?

Republicans are targeting Inflation Reduction Act climate funding that mostly benefits red state farmers

Agriculture
April 4, 2024

Democrats Are Missing a Key Moment to Back Farmworkers

Despite a lack of evidence, Republicans in the House claim that high farmworker wages are causing farmers to go broke. Democrats should stand up for farmworkers and set the record straight.

Inside the Farm Bill
February 12, 2024

The Debate Holding Up the Farm Bill is Simple. Solving It Isn’t.

How the farm safety net feeds Big Ag’s insatiable appetite

Inside the Farm Bill
January 10, 2024

Will Congress Do Its Job and Pass a Farm Bill This Year?

More than a trillion dollars are at stake for vital food, farm, conservation and rural development spending programs in 2024

Farm Bill
October 4, 2023

The Farm Bill Has Expired and Rural America Hangs in the Balance

If Democrats were strategic, they would seize this moment

Agriculture
February 27, 2023

Rural America Isn’t What You Think

From “Flyover Country” to “The Heartland,” public perceptions of rural America are based on political rhetoric rather than data