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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Lawmakers are proposing creation of an Office of Rural Prosperity in the White House, which would be tasked with coordinating rural policy across the government.
Seventy lawmakers are calling for the Biden administration to force Mexico to abide by the biotech provisions laid out in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Bills introduced in the House and Senate would allow summertime sales of higher ethanol blends, addressing a recent court decision that found the Environmental Protection Agency's waiver allowing year-round sales of E15 exceeded legislative intent.
Over 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are raising concerns about bottlenecks, delays and increasing fees at U.S. ports and the ability for agricultural exports to be competitive.
U.S. and Brazilian negotiators are rushing to solve a longstanding trade dispute over ethanol trade, and now U.S. lawmakers are weighing in to press for a resolution that eliminates Brazilian tariffs.
A bipartisan bill focusing on rural hospital relief was introduced this week, to further postpone the “direct supervision” for outpatient therapeutic services.
Under pressure from farmers, a House panel advanced a sweeping tax reform bill after Republicans made last-minute changes to avert a significant increase in self-employment taxes for many producers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - A World Food Program spokesperson said that WFP head Ertharin Cousin won't seek a new five-year term. Cousin's term as WFP executive director expires on April 6.
