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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
CropLife America has selected a Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency veteran as its new President and CEO, the organization announced today in a release.
Some former top economists at USDA say it’s time for Congress to reimpose restrictions on the department’s use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a revolving account that gives USDA broad leeway to support farm income.
USDA’s 2024 Ag Outlook Forum kicks off today with an address from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Economist Seth Meyer’s outlook on the U.S. farm economy.
EPA will allow growers to use formerly registered dicamba formulations on cotton and soybeans this growing season, after hearing from numerous farm groups worried that last week's court decision vacating the registrations would cut off access to the herbicide.
Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.
The Biden administration is taking a new step today in the development of the American Climate Corps, which is aimed at training a new generation of professionals to work in conservation and climate-related sectors.
The Environmental Protection Agency has affirmed its finding that the “weight of evidence is insufficient” to link exposure from use of paraquat to Parkinson’s Disease in humans.
