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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
In November 2022, the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act that requires companies to keep additional records for some foods to better trace foodborne illness outbreaks.
The organic industry continued to grow in 2023 across several products, according the Organic Trade Association, which released the results of its 2024 Organic Industry and Consumer Survey to kick off Organic Week in Washington on Tuesday.
North American sales of some tractors have increased this year from 2023 levels while total farm tractors saw a small decline, according to the latest monthly data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
The partisan jockeying on the farm bill continues. House Ag Democrats have rescheduled a meeting with Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow for Wednesday.
Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.
The avian flu outbreak has been “all-consuming” for the Food and Drug Administration, which is concerned about the possibility that the virus could mutate and spread to humans, says Jim Jones, the agency's deputy commissioner for human foods.
House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., confirmed to Agri-Pulse Wednesday there will be different increases in statutory reference prices depending on the commodity.
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Ag Secretary Karen Ross in Los Angeles today to discuss the state’s policy on free school meals.
Consumer and produce advocacy groups are celebrating the finalization of a highly anticipated rule updating how farms assess pre-harvest water quality, but remain skeptical about implementation measures.