Kip Tom

Kip Tom serves as vice chair for Rural Policy at the America First Policy Institute, and previously served as Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome.

A closeup shot of a New World screwworm on a leaf, green background.

Opinion

June 24, 2026

Flesh-eating screwworm horror hits US cattle, but Trump’s USDA was ready to fight

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins led efforts against New World Screwworm since early 2025, investing in sterile fly production and Mexico coordination.

A split image of a farm and Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Opinion

May 11, 2026

China’s crop-control chokehold puts America’s dinner table in danger

A seventh-generation Indiana farmer explains why Trump's executive order securing domestic glyphosate production is vital to America's food security.

Giant Trump sign on side of barn in Iowa.

Opinion

November 27, 2024

Rural Americans are mad – and they gave Democrats a reckoning

America’s political elite need to ask themselves why rural voters showed up to support a new Trump presidency with such overwhelming force.

Harris at Glendale, Arizona rally

Opinion

October 18, 2024

I’m a farmer – and know Kamala Harris would be a disaster for American agriculture

From trade to taxes, the policies of former President Trump supported U.S. agriculture, making it easier for us to make a living raising products that feed the world.