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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
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.
History may be in the making now that USDA has raised its forecast for Brazilian corn exports to 50 million metric tons for the 2022-23 marketing year. That would push Brazil past the U.S., the long-established world leader in corn exports, which is expected to ship 48.9 million tons to foreign buyers.
USDA’s latest farm income forecast could provide some ammunition to farm groups and their allies in Congress who argue that soaring production costs are eating into farm earnings while producers have little chance of seeing payments from commodity programs.
U.S. trade officials are now armed with new knowledge as they enter their second battle with Canada over its restrictions on dairy trade: Even in losing, Canada can win.
