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How Agricultural Policy Actually Gets Made | Clearing the Air

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June 11, 2026
Brad Lubben
Jenny Ifft
Eric Atkinson

The Flinchbaugh Center sat down with Seth Meyer, Director of FAPRI at the University of Missouri and former USDA Chief Economist, for a conversation that pulled back the curtain on how policy actually gets made — the assumptions, data vulnerabilities, and behind-the-scenes dynamics that shape outcomes long before legislation reaches a floor vote.