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Stephanie Mercier

Stephanie Mercier is the Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser for the Farm Journal Foundation. From 1997-2011, she served as the Chief Economist for the Democratic staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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Opinion
A Snapshot of the U.S. Agricultural Economy in 2025
Uncertainty reigns
March 24, 2025 08:38 AM
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Opinion
U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak Persists
A Priority Issue for new Secretary of Agricultur
March 06, 2025 09:02 AM
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Stephanie Mercier
Opinion
The Current State of the National School Lunch Program
Some School Children are Falling Through the Cracks
February 03, 2025 08:17 AM
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Opinion
Farm Profitability and A Conservation Ethos Are not Mutually Incompatible
Response to New York Times op-ed
January 13, 2025 12:15 PM
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Opinion
Use of Robotics in U.S. Agriculture
Farmers scrambling to replace migrant workers
January 02, 2025 11:25 AM
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Opinion
A Big Bang for Conservation Bucks—Why Not Try Prairie Strips?
restoring natural habitat to Midwest fields one strip at a time
December 04, 2024 08:15 AM
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Opinion
The Power to Advance African Agriculture
600 million Africans lack reliable access to electricity
November 08, 2024 10:44 AM
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Opinion
What is the Food Sovereignty Movement?
Native Americans seek to regain control over their food systems
October 14, 2024 01:49 PM
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Opinion
Why Has U.S. Agricultural Trade Reached a Net Import Position in Recent Years
Farm Groups Raise the Alarm
September 19, 2024 02:35 PM
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Opinion
Incentivizing U.S. Farmer Efforts to Improve Water Quality
In recent decades, water quality has declined so seriously in certain bodies of water that federal courts have ordered local and state jurisdictions to take concrete actions to address the problem.
September 05, 2024 12:57 PM
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