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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 04, 2024
Three-term House Agriculture Committee member Abigail Spanberger announced Monday that she won't run for re-election next year and will instead seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia in 2025.
Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees have reached agreement on a one-year farm bill extension, but its fate hinges on whether Congress can agree on a stopgap spending bill this year.
Grower groups cheered when a federal appeals court ruled last week that EPA’s decision to revoke all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos ran afoul of the law. But they also know that the court ruling does not mean that renewed access to the insecticide is guaranteed.
A label required by the state of California warning of glyphosate’s potential as a human carcinogen is unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded in a decision that could aid Bayer in its ongoing legal battle over Roundup.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says he’s concerned that a year-long extension of the 2018 farm bill will wind up delaying the Senate’s work a new farm bill.
In a major victory for grower groups, a federal appeals court vacated EPA regulations banning the use of chlorpyrifos, which should allow the insecticide to continue to be used in agriculture.
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