Ricky Dana for US House – MO4 (or 5 if redrawn)

Tag: agriculture policy

  • Beef Imports and Mark Alford’s Disgusting Snake Oil Rhetoric to Missouri’s Farm Families

    Trump’s Argentina beef import plan is a slap in the face to Missouri’s family farmers. While our ranchers are struggling through drought and tight markets, Mark Alford is busy praising Trump and pushing imported beef. Missouri needs a representative who understands rural life, not another D.C. showman from Texas.

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    Ricky
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  • Big Pork’s Lies Are Hurting Missouri Farmers and Rural America

    Big Pork’s lobbyists are terrified — because independent farmers are fighting back. Proposition 12 isn’t killing family farms; it’s saving them from corporate monopolies that have gutted rural America for decades.

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    Ricky
    Big Pork’s Lies and the Farmers Who Won’t Back Down - illustration of small family farm resisting a giant corporate pig-shaped shadow labeled “Big Pork” — symbolizing independent farmers standing up against corporate control.

  • Bringing Real Action to Rural Agriculture – Not Just Election-Year Optics

    Mark Alford is touting an old bill with no progress. I’ll pass the GO Ag Act and expand it with apprenticeship grants to train young farmers and keep Missouri farms locally owned.

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  • Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Will Hit Missouri Farmers Where It Hurts: Fertilizer Costs

    A 10% tariff already adds $843 in fertilizer costs for Missouri farmers—but higher Trump tariffs could wipe out over $9,000 in profit from the average 312-acre family farm.

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  • Real Solutions for Rural Missouri: A Brighter Future Starts Now

    Born and raised in rural Missouri, Ricky Dana is focused on rebuilding what’s been lost—from roads and farms to jobs and healthcare. Read how he plans to do it.

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  • Putting Rural Missouri First: A Plan for Missouri’s 4th District

    An overview of my plan for Missouri’s 4th District: boosting farm exports, cutting farm taxes, expanding rural healthcare, and upgrading roads and broadband to strengthen our communities.

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    Ricky
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  • Tariffs, Lost Contracts, and the Real Cost on Our Tables

    Missouri farmers are losing income, families are paying more for groceries, and local stores are getting left behind. Tariffs are hurting us all. It’s time we support local food, local jobs, and safer choices for our families.

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    Ricky
    “Fresh vegetables at a local market, including red tomatoes, green cabbage, white onions, cucumbers, carrots, yellow squash, and zucchini, all neatly arranged in rows.”