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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
The Biden administration hosts the first White House conference on hunger and nutrition in more than 50 years to debate a national strategy that officials will unveil ahead of the Wednesday meeting.
Four senators introduced a bill Friday to double funding for two popular ag export promotion programs that proponents say play a key role in boosting sales of U.S. cotton, meat, wheat, corn, soybeans and other farm commodities to foreign buyers around the globe.
Senators offered up hearty bipartisan support Thursday for Alexis Taylor to be USDA's next trade undersecretary as lawmakers also pushed for a speedy confirmation process.
The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, but enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of transactions has surged over the past decade, according to an analysis of USDA data.
Some of the top U.S. ag leaders are quietly discussing potential ramifications if China ramps up its aggression toward Taiwan and Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
The Senate Agriculture Committee holds a long-awaited hearing this week on two more USDA nominees, including department’s undersecretary for trade, as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack struggles to fill out his team 21 months into the administration.
The USDA Monday cut its forecast for U.S. soybean yields and production in its monthly crop report, catching the market by surprise and sending futures prices higher.
The Agriculture Department failed to adequately guard against fraudulent claims by producers for payments under the $31 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that the Trump administration launched in 2020, the Government Accountability Office says.
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service is still planning to resume publishing its weekly export sales report on Sept. 15, but that report will be much larger than normal because it will contain four weeks of data that haven’t been published because of problems installing a new reporting system, according to USDA officials.