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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Forest Service plans to use new authority it received in the omnibus spending bill to get more timber out of the nation's forests and make them less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire, the service's acting chief has told congressional lawmakers.
Wilburt Oliver is a daily customer these days at the Wheeler Market in Washington, D.C. In the past, he had to walk long distances for fresh produce. That was until the market paired with a program called Healthy Corners, providing him and his community a healthy and affordable option to buy groceries.
Trade was a major topic at this year’s World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, where USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach and Gregg Doud, chief agriculture negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, were among the speakers. But other topics, including a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank, were up for discussion.
Farm groups desperate to address the agricultural labor shortage are lobbying Republicans to include farm labor provisions in any legislation the House votes on this month.
USDA and the Food and Drug Administration say they’ve taken a key step in streamlining produce safety requirements for farmers and making oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient.
An alarming shortage of food-animal veterinarians across the U.S. is causing lost livestock production, lost rural income, and serious threats to food safety and human health, stakeholders say.
The Trump administration vowed Thursday to make it easier for farmers to bring in foreign laborers to help pick their crops and milk their cows, but offered few details on promised policy to address one of the ag sector’s most pressing concerns.
