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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 03, 2024
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has been charged with examining diet through a “health equity lens,” which is encouraging news for anti-hunger advocates. However, the dairy industry is pushing back against the possibility that dairy recommendations could be modified due to concerns about lactose intolerance.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he wants to see more spending by state and local governments to improve local marketing conditions for farmers and ranchers.
The Biden administration’s top agriculture official wants Congress and states across the country to focus on a broader vision for the nation’s agricultural economy.
Eleven first-term Democrats have been assigned to the House Agriculture Committee, along with Elissa Slotkin, a third-term Democrat from a farming and meatpacking background in Michigan,
The Senate Agriculture Committee has scheduled four hearings on farm bill issues, starting with a review of the trade and horticulture titles next Wednesday.
USDA is promoting new crop insurance choices this year, even as strong commodity prices and elevated production costs are making existing coverage even more vital to farmers, says Marcia Bunger, administrator of the Risk Management Agency.
Commodity groups whose members depend on chlorpyrifos are desperately trying to overturn an EPA decision resulting in the loss of the long-used insecticide deemed unsafe on food crops.
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