Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attack on oil seeds and its effects on N.D. producers

A North Dakota canola field in bloom in July 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

A North Dakota canola field in bloom in July 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Tariffs with Canada another problem for canola growers

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to “Make America Healthy Again” is making some N.D. farmers queasy.

Kennedy’s MAHA movement shuns highly processed foods and dyes. But it also includes an attack on oils made from seeds such as sunflowers and canola, with N.D. being a leading producer of those specialty crops.

These…