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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, May 08, 2024
In this opinion piece, Chuck Conner, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, pushes for the FDA to modernize with the times on animal feed amendments while highlighting how these innovations yield substantial benefits for farmers and consumers.
USDA has joined the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration in proposing a draft strategy to reduce food loss and waste, with the intention of carrying out the plan in 2024.
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting pre-proposals from researchers to study food additives’ ability to reduce livestock emissions.
Dairy giant Danone wants to slash its dairy emissions through the use of technologies and partnerships, a goal the company says it plans to implement across the 20 countries where it does business.
Tax credits and funding boosts for on-farm energy programs through the Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more farmers to install anaerobic digestion systems on their farms, a major part of the Biden Administration’s plan for reducing methane emissions.
The Biden administration is pouring $2.8 billion, far more than originally planned, into a series of pilot projects aimed at developing markets for climate-smart commodities in every state and across a wide range of commodities and farm types. Another $700 million for smaller projects will be awarded later.
The Food and Drug Administration will take a look at its policy for approving animal feed ingredients, which has been criticized for treating them as animal drugs subject to lengthy reviews.
Senate Republicans used the debate on a $3.5 trillion budget framework to force votes on energy and environmental issues that exposed potential fractures among Democrats.
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate moved quickly this week to pass a bipartisan infrastructure package Tuesday that was quickly followed by a party line vote early Wednesday morning to advance a $3.5 trillion budget framework.
"Sustainability" is more than just a buzz word within the food and agriculture industry; it is evolving to be one of the largest driving factors in farm production and policy. Agri-Pulse’s new eBook, 'Agriculture's sustainable future: Feeding more while using less' seeks to answer common questions about where the industry is headed regarding sustainability goals.
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