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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Fresh from his annual meeting, Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia shares his perspectives on some of the highlights, plus challenges ahead for the specialty crop industry.
Starting with a design concept and experiments in their office kitchen, Nutjobs was the big winner at the 2022 AgSharks Pitch Competition during the Western Growers annual meeting last week.
Steven Solomon, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, plans to retire at the end of this year, according to an agency email obtained by Agri-Pulse.
EPA has decided against regulating the use of pesticide-treated seeds under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, but the agency is looking into whether the seeds are being sold and used in ways that violate existing restrictions.
University researchers are opposing an effort to lower pharmaceutical prices through use of a law that has spurred the commercialization of agricultural technology as well as lifesaving drugs.
USDA’s decision to allow a standalone text message option on food packaging does not comply with a 2016 GMO labeling law requiring an accessible alternative to QR codes, a federal judge has ruled. The judge let stand other key parts of the disclosure rules.
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, heads to Capitol Hill this week to face lawmakers who are sharply divided over the agency’s plan to require corporations to track and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.
Gene-edited fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops are likely to hit the market in increasing numbers over the next five years to meet consumer demand for improved traits, according to a report by Rabobank.
USDA is going to use the upcoming Census of Agriculture to find out where farmers are using precision agriculture methods and to identify parts of the country where there are gaps in high-speed internet access.
Tight global grain stocks should continue to sustain commodity prices into next year, supporting strong, pent-up demand for farm equipment, executives with Deere and Co. said Friday.