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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
In this opinion piece, former Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., discusses the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) use of statistics when speaking about U.S. farm policy.
The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn an interim decision for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, and says it will complete its registration review in 2026.
Agricultural groups in Ohio and Indiana pushed back hard on a report from the Environmental Working Group showing that 90% of livestock operations in the Western Lake Erie Basin that are not required to obtain discharge permits account for most of the manure produced there.
Tom Chapman has been selected as the next CEO and executive director of the Organic Trade Association and Dairy MAX has promoted Marty McKinzie to chief growth officer and has brought on Kay Johnson Smith as chief operating officer.
President Joe Biden has picked Jose Emilio Esteban, to serve as the next food safety undersecretary and the Department of Agriculture has announced three new individuals who will hold senior positions.
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Elaine Trevino as the next ag trade negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Department of Agriculture has announced three individuals who will hold key staff positions.
The $5 billion approved in the American Rescue Plan for disadvantaged farmers, including $4 billion in debt relief, is only the beginning of what should be done for farmers of color, three key U.S. senators said Monday.
President-elect Joe Biden chooses Michael Regan, head of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, to be Environmental Protection Agency administrator and Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to be Interior Secretary.
