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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
In this opinion piece, Beth Ellikidis of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization provides a blueprint for how to feed the growing planet amid climate change, increased frequency of drought and resource depletion.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture plans to facilitate a broad conversation next week that could have major implications for the state’s approach to pesticide governance.
Agriculture has played a prominent role at the United Nations climate conference, where a broad range of companies, groups and governments have been discussing issues ranging from reparations for climate damage to the role of livestock in contributing to and perhaps even mitigating the problem.
Companies planning thousands of miles of pipelines to transport liquid carbon dioxide throughout the Midwest are making slow but steady progress in obtaining voluntary easements, but the projects still face fierce opposition from many property owners, including farmers.
In this opinion piece, Tom Adams, Ph.D., of Pairwise discusses what technology can bring to the table to design future food systems that are better for people and the planet.
The House Ag Committee’s top Republican plans to pursue an aggressive farm bill oversight and pesticide legislation reauthorization timeline in the event the GOP is successful in its effort to take the House majority in the midterm elections.
Producers have signed up in increasing numbers to protect grasslands, adding more of a “working” element to the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers for employing conservation practices on their land.
A partisan divide is emerging heading into the upcoming farm bill over whether or not to link crop insurance coverage with climate change mitigation efforts.
In this opinion piece, Bianca Moebius-Clune, Ph.D., and Samantha Levy of American Farmland Trust discuss how theSupreme Courtdealt a setback for climate goals, but farmers and ranchers can lead us forward.
