Will America’s next agriculture secretary be a friend to small farmers, or to Big Ag?
Speculation is heating up over Donald Trump’s expected nominee to head the USDA. High-profile positions like secretary of state understandably attract the political spotlight, but the MAGA message has blended with MAHA and Team Kennedy. Appointments to health-related agencies are important bellwethers of how much influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will bring to bear in the incoming administration.
Thomas Massie vs “Everybody Else”
The Kennedy favorite for USDA appears to be Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, an off-grid homesteader and darling of food rights activists favoring greater food liberties. Massie has championed the PRIME Act, which would relegate the intrastate processing and sale of meats to state rather than federal…
