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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a dairy herd in North Carolina, bringing to seven the number of states where HPAI has been found in dairy cattle. The other states are Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, New Mexico and Ohio.
A package of fiscal 2024 spending bills released by congressional leaders Sunday includes new provisions to address concerns about foreign acquisition of U.S. farmland and agribusiness interests and also provides full funding for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program.
U.S. House members are back in D.C. today facing possible votes this week on a tax bill that includes some tax breaks important to farmers and ranchers.
Soybean growers in Brazil already have lower production costs than their U.S. counterparts, and Brazil is making some headway in cutting its inland transportation expenses as well, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Biotech plant developers are pleased with a proposal from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to create five new regulatory exemptions for genetically modified plants.
USDA's efforts to tighten enforcement of the Horse Protection Act began a new chapter this week with the withdrawal of a previous rulemaking, an action it says was supported by comments on a proposed new rule that could soon take its place.
Jeff Rowe has been elected by Syngenta Group’s Board of Directors as the new CEO and Clean Fuels Alliance America has promoted Jeff Earl to director of state governmental affairs.
Republicans continue trying to close ranks around a new House speaker, even after Steve Scalise won the party’s nomination for the position at a private conference meeting Wednesday.
USDA advanced regulatory approval for a Davis-based company creating a new seed technology that will allow growers to identify plant stress within 48 hours of onset and help pinpoint remedies with potentially fewer pesticides.