Sierra Dawn McClain
Joseph Rago Memorial Fellow at The Wall Street Journal
Assistant editorial features editor @WSJopinion. Formerly: ag & food reporter @capitalpress, fellow @Poynter, intern @UO_Snowden. Tips? [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Sierra Dawn McClain
The U.S. manufactures 108 billion aluminum beverage cans a year, and more than half of America’s total aluminum supply is imported, mainly from Canada, says Katie Rosebrook, spokeswoman for the Aluminum Association. Steel-can makers rely even more heavily on imports. U.S. steelmakers have the capacity to produce only about 30% of the type of steel that American can makers need for food cans—tin-mill steel, a specialized steel coated with a thin layer of tin.
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Sierra Dawn McClain
March 14, 2025 1:17 pm ETWashingtonIf you’re looking for an example of how the federal bureaucracy proliferates, it’s hard to beat the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When it was established in 1862, it had a commissioner and nine employees. In his 1864 message to Congress, President Abraham Lincoln called the USDA “the people’s Department, in which they feel more directly concerned than any other.” Little wonder: In the 1860s, more than half of all Americans worked on farms.
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Sierra Dawn McClain
WashingtonIf you’re looking for an example of how the federal bureaucracy proliferates, it’s hard to beat the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When it was established in 1862, it had a commissioner and nine employees. In his 1864 , President Abraham Lincoln called the USDA “the people’s Department, in which they feel more directly concerned than any other.” Little wonder: In the 1860s, more than half of all Americans worked on farms. Congress elevated the USDA to cabinet status in 1889.
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Sierra Dawn McClain
A recent meme showed a young man shopping for Valentine’s Day. “Impress her with something expensive,” the text said. The man then turned around to reveal the gift: a carton of eggs. Egg prices 15% in January and were up 53% year over year, according to the latest consumer-price index. Politicians are predictably blaming each other. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Jan.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
wsj.com | Sierra Dawn McClain
I live in New York City, but growing up, I was among the less than 2% of Americans who farm. As frozen turkeys pop up in grocery stores ahead of Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of what it was like to raise turkeys when I was young. I grew up on a ranch in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley. I can see it now when I close my eyes: The stream snaking across the land. The A-frame barns. The old oaks that seemed to hold the sky in their branches.
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RT @WSJopinion: Trump’s game of red light, green light with tariffs creates uncertainty for U.S. can-making businesses and will result in h…
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Kick in the Can by @sierradmcclain Food containers are made of steel and aluminum, meaning higher grocery prices. https://t.co/wEUTKadx7u via @WSJopinion
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Kick in the Can by @sierradmcclain The president's trade policies harm U.S. can-making businesses and will result in higher prices for canned food and drinks. https://t.co/hgCatlv9Nm via @WSJopinion