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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Some of the largest multinational food companies are calling on lawmakers to maintain funding for conservation and climate priorities in the next farm bill.
EPA is asking registrants of four organophosphate insecticides to submit new label amendments, which could include canceling some uses, to better protect workers who mix, load and apply the chemicals, and anyone who comes in contact with them.
The Surface Transportation Board has approved the $31 billion merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, creating the first railroad to provide single-line service stretching from Canada to Mexico.
The Pollinator Habitat Program, an initiative of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation, has awarded grants to 10 organizations.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is struggling to meet the Biden administration's growing climate and sustainability goals — and handle billions in new conservation funds — due to challenges in finding people to replace its aging workforce.
The feral hogs began to show up at Tommy Henderson’s north Texas farm in the early 1990s. By 2002, they were “everywhere.” Henderson still can’t get rid of them.
Some House Republicans, backed by ethanol producers and oil refiners, are trying to block California’s move to ban the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles.
The battle over food assistance work requirements is picking up with a new Republican proposal from Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., who plans to drop a bill today to increase the age limit for SNAP work requirements.