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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
The Trump administration will grant state waivers to restrict purchases of soft drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in West Virginia Friday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will eliminate 20,000 employees and cut HHS’ regional offices in half as part of what the department calls a “dramatic restructuring.”
Leaders of USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services committed to releasing the final Dietary Guidelines for Americans ahead of the statutory deadline and said they are looking for ways to make future processes more transparent.
The Food and Drug Administration, picking up a key priority of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, will consider potential rulemaking to eliminate the self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe pathway for food ingredients and chemicals.
The Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Brooke Rollins as secretary of agriculture.
The Senate Agriculture Committee hears today from representatives from major agricultural sectors on the health of the farm economy. The hearing, which will feature almost a dozen witnesses, comes as farmers grapple with multiple economic threats.
With the help of farm-state senators, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his confirmation hearings to paint himself as a champion of agriculture, arguing that many producers support efforts to roll back chemical use and shift to regenerative farming.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services is poised for a full Senate vote after the Senate Finance Committee favorably reported him Tuesday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to work closely with prospective Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to help farmers transition to regenerative agricultural techniques, including the use of less chemical-intensive practices that he said are destroying the soil and making people sick.
