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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
In this opinion piece, Hope Michelson discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on our food system and the lessons we need to learn to build back a stronger, safer, and more equitable system.
A bipartisan group of 25 lawmakers sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Purdue on Monday demanding that USDA include apple growers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program after the department decided to keep apple growers out of the program.
Bayer’s supervisory board is due to discuss and vote in the next few days on a settlement of thousands of claims by plaintiffs that exposure to Roundup caused their cancer, a German business publication reported Tuesday.
Agri-tourism operations around the nation have seen differing levels of success dealing with stay-at-home orders and visitor restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some farms, notably U-pick operations, are finding it easier to adapt. Others aren’t.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture released updated guidelines for meatpackers Friday after the country’s meatpacking plants saw a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.
As states across the nation move forward with re-opening plans and promise of recovery is on the horizon, the impacts of COVID-19 are still fresh on the minds of many in the food system. While “panic mode” may have subsided, the crisis is far from over. Kerry Tucker and Teresa Siles have more in this opinion piece.
In this opinion piece, former Sen. Bob Dole and Marshall Matz discuss the challenges schools face this upcoming year and why it's important to implement a Pandemic School Meals Program.
China has banned chicken from a Tyson Foods plant in Springdale, Arkansas, just as U.S. exports of poultry to Chinese buyers are spiking, according to sources, some of whom spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a landmark hearing this week on a bipartisan plan to accelerate the development of agricultural carbon markets, and the panel also is set to act on a measure to reauthorize federal grain standards and export inspections.
Joe Biden called for the federal government to set enforceable standards for protecting workers from COVID-19 Wednesday as he proposed guaranteeing all workers access to testing and personal protective equipment.
