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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
In this opinion piece, Brad Hunter, a farmer in northwest Indiana, highlights the benefits of using climate-friendly agriculture techniques and says lawmakers should protect funding for these practices.
Last year, SNAP recipients were overpaid at a national average rate of 10.03% and underpaid 1.64%, according to USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. The payment errors are not synonymous with fraud and instead reflect how accurately states, which administer SNAP benefits, determine eligibility and payment amounts.
The Congressional Budget Office is sticking with a cost estimate for USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority that is far lower than congressional Republicans need to fund their farm bill proposals. Meanwhile, a leading economist estimates the impact of a base update on land values.
In this opinion piece, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan, discusses how the Republican farm bill framework would enhance national food security while benefitting rural Americans far beyond the field.
In this opinion piece, Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, explains how the farm bill can be used to ensure farmers receive an accurate and timely return for their milk.
In this opinion piece, Jimmy Chen, founder and CEO of Propel, highlights the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's importance for low-income American families while urging policymakers to prioritize protecting households from Electronic Benefits Transfer theft by enhancing safeguard features for EBT cards.
In this opinion piece, Dr. Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute's executive director, highlights the opportunity of the impact that the Farm Bill has on agroforestry to thrive in changing weather patterns, economic trends, and social conditions.
The House Agriculture Committee's farm bill may not get a floor vote until September at the earliest due to the appropriations process that is expected to dominate the chamber's work this summer, Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., told Agri-Pulse Thursday during a break in the committee's debate over the legislation.
In this opinion piece, Ruben Guerra, president of the Latin Business Association, urges Congress to act on legislation that would preempt Prop 12 requirements for pork that's produced outside California and sold in the state.
In this opinion piece, Tom Sell, managing partner of Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that the Congressional Budget Office is undermining progress on a new farm bill by insisting on an incorrect estimate of future Commodity Credit Corporation spending.