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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, November 01, 2024
Dairy, meat, produce and other ag producers that count on getting their commodities to Asia and beyond through West Coast ports are lauding a tentative labor agreement between Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that’s expected to produce a six-year labor contract.
That didn’t last long. Just two weeks after Congress passed the debt ceiling agreement, the fiscal 2024 spending process is getting off to a rocky start.
House Republican leaders are looking to get their agenda back on track after a group of hard-line conservatives angry over the debt ceiling agreement effectively brought action in the chamber to a halt last week.
House Republicans proposed a tax package Friday that would impose a new excise tax of up to 60% on purchases of U.S. farmland by China and other “countries of concern."
There’s one week left to submit comments to the House Agriculture Committee on what should – or shouldn’t – be in the next farm bill. So far, the committee has received nearly 1,400 submissions, according to staff.
Japanese consumers are seeking high-quality agricultural products, and more than 40 U.S. agricultural businesses and 11 state departments of agriculture had the opportunity to build key relationships during a USDA agricultural trade mission this week.
Farm groups watching members of the House Freedom Caucus bring action to a halt in the House this week may be wondering what that portends for the farm bill.
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