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Opinion: Food security supports our national security

01/20/23 1:10 PM By Kip Tom

In this opinion piece, Ambassador Kip Tom discusses the need for a national agriculture strategy to expand and enhance food security.

How the UN's food aid chief won over Washington skeptics

12/07/22 6:30 AM By Sara Wyant and Philip Brasher

UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley talks to Agri-Pulse about how he won over skeptical lawmakers and worked with the Trump and Biden administrations to build the world's largest food aid effort and address a series of crises.

Agencies directed to examine national security threats to food, ag

11/10/22 4:35 PM By Steve Davies

The Biden administration wants to focus on the biggest threats to the nation’s food security, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased ransomware attacks, climate change and the avian flu outbreak.

Global food costs decline despite stronger grain prices

10/07/22 7:14 AM By Philip Brasher

A measure of world food commodity costs fell for the sixth month in a row in September, led by lower prices for vegetable oils and dairy and meat products that offset gains in grain markets.

White House corrals $8B in commitments to address hunger, nutrition

09/28/22 6:40 AM By Steve Davies

A $250 million research initiative on using food as medicine is among $8 billion in private-sector commitments being announced today in conjunction with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

Daybreak Sept. 26: White House sets plans for hunger conference

09/26/22 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

The White House has revealed some details of the hunger and nutrition conference that’s planned for Wednesday.

While foreign purchases of US land surge, USDA's reporting penalties plunge

Chinese firms fined in 2021 disclosure cases

09/21/22 6:50 AM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, but enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of transactions has surged over the past decade, according to an analysis of USDA data.

Opinion: Science offers solutions to food insecurity

08/19/22 12:44 PM By Michelle McMurry-Heath

In this opinion piece, Michelle McMurry-Heath, Ph.D., with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization discusses the need to strengthen food security through innovation.

Newhouse, Emmer lead letter pressing USDA on Chinese land ownership details

07/27/22 6:16 AM By Haley Bickelhaupt

A member of the House Agriculture Committee wrote a letter Monday to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with questions about data on foreign land purchases within the United States.

Opinion: Agrifood innovation needs a global framework for sustainability

07/22/22 3:11 PM By P. V. Vara Prasad, Ph. D.

In this opinion piece, Prof. P. V. Vara Prasad, Ph. D., of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI) discusses recent research that produced a new global sustainability framework for agricultural innovation.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Paul Myer, CEO, Athian

This week’s Open Mic guest is Paul Myer, CEO of Athian. The company is creating an industry-led platform to assist in funding carbon projects within the livestock value chain which enables producers to make systemic change while optimizing their operations. The company values both the economic viability of producers and the health of the environment. The platform helps to combine, certify and fund greenhouse gas reductions throughout the entire livestock value chain with an overall goal of greater environmental sustainability for animal agriculture.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 27, 2024: Newsmakers year in review

As 2024 comes to a close, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers looks back at some of the biggest stories in ag and food policy, including the farm bill, bird flu in dairy cattle, reports from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Hurricane Helene's agricultural impact, and more.

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