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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
A court has rejected a challenge by agricultural employers to the Labor Department’s 2022 H-2A rule, finding that the department properly followed notice-and-comment procedures.
Restricting foreign ownership of U.S. land, codifying a “right to repair" farm equipment and imposing labeling restrictions on lab-grown meat are just a few of the ideas up for debate as state legislatures across the U.S. convene for their 2024 sessions.
Farmers and ranchers would like to see increased crop insurance subsidies and commodity price supports in the new farm bill, and a strong majority support cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to an exclusive Agri-Pulse producer poll.
On to New Hampshire. Former President Donald Trump was the runaway winner of the Iowa Republican caucuses yesterday evening, demonstrating he maintains a strong hold on Republicans in that state and in rural areas particularly.
Congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday on a new stopgap funding bill that would keep the government funded until March 1 for some departments and agencies, including USDA, and to March 8 for the rest.
Through its first three years, the Biden administration has been moving – quickly in some cases, more slowly in others – to implement its regulatory agenda, the success of which will depend in large part on what happens in 2024.
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.
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.