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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
New Endangered Species Act rules received a mixed reaction from environmental groups and resource users, who have been watching closely to see how the Biden administration implements the 51-year-old law.
U.S. food systems will need to adapt to better protect against the consequences of climate change on food safety and public health, experts said at a recent food policy conference.
More than 60 ag groups, led by Bayer, have formed the Modern Ag Alliance to advocate for continued use of crop protection chemicals – glyphosate in particular.
The Biden administration finalized a national drinking water standard Wednesday aimed at protecting communities from exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS.
Lawmakers are back in D.C. this week after a two-week recess, and there is a lot on their agenda, starting with the GOP attempt to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from office.
The latest outbreak of highly avian pathogenic influenza has now claimed a large layer operation owned by the nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods. Nearly 2 million birds will be killed at the Texas operation, the company said Tuesday.
The Agriculture Department is accepting proposals for Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects as it looks to dole out $1.5 billion in funding for the program this fiscal year, Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday.
The latest outbreak of highly avian pathogenic influenza has now claimed a large layer operation owned by the nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods. Nearly 2 million birds will be killed at the Texas operation, the company said Tuesday.
The fight over whether EPA should keep allowing paraquat to be sprayed on U.S. fields continued with dueling comments submitted to EPA on its recent reconsideration of a wide range of issues involving the controversial herbicide.