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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Statistics Service will continue to accept census questionnaires through the spring, despite the deadline for responses thaving passed.
Mexico’s bold move this week to reinforce its drive to disparage genetically modified corn and ban imports ignores protests from the Biden administration, adding pressure on the U.S. to follow through with recent threats to initiate a dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a modified, new decree Monday to ban genetically modified white corn while temporarily allowing GM corn for feed and industrial uses.
USDA is releasing the first $850 million in conservation program funding from the $18 billion provided by the Inflation Reduction Act to ramp up the adoption of climate-smart farming practices.
Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronaugh plans to leave her USDA position at the end of the month, but she thinks the department's staff and progress on a slate of equity recommendations will be left on good footing.
The Biden administration is demanding that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador scientifically justify his decree that would ban genetically modified corn and the popular herbicide, glyphosate.
Senators on both sides of the aisle used a farm bill hearing Thursday to call for addressing the rising input costs faced by row crop producers and expanding crop insurance options for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops.