Second MAHA Report Softens Tensions with Ag Industry
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Second MAHA Report softens tensions with ag industry
By AGDAILY Reporters
Published: September 09, 2025
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The second report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission takes a more moderate approach to pesticides, focusing instead on nutrition and lifestyle adjustments.
The 20-page Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy — the second report from the commission led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — shifts its focus from stricter regulations on chemicals like atrazine and glyphosate, to encouraging lifestyle changes and education around nutrition and vaccines.
More than 250 groups representing farmers, ranchers, and crop protection researchers and manufacturers called for greater input into MAHA Commission activities following the release of the initial report. The White House responded by holding meetings with these groups over the summer.
During a recent Senate Finance hearing, Kennedy acknowledged speaking with more than 100 organizations and said that the food production industry would play a vital role in the ongoing MAHA agenda. The report highlights the importance of soil health and conservation practices in improving food quality.
"American agriculture shares many of the MAHA movement’s goals, such as improving the health of our children, as well as ensuring we are taking great care of the health of our land. We are only as healthy as the soil our food comes from, and there is a role to play for both industry and the public sector," said the Fertilizer Institute in a statement.