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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is warning farm cooperatives and state ag directors to stand ready against cyber-attacks as harvest gets underway.
As California's drought stretches into 2022, state and federal water agencies are working on a plan for the worst-case scenario. This comes as the state cut water use by less than 2% in July.
With a focus on bringing the latest designs, innovations and technology to small farms, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers has announced its second Small Farm Innovation Challenge.
Western Growers will honor Carol Chandler with the 2021 award of honor and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has tapped Ted McKinney to be the organization’s new CEO.
Commitments to eradicate hunger and address climate change will receive a lot of attention at the United Nations Food Systems Summit Thursday, but new reports released in advance of the event demonstrate the steep challenges faced by the world’s nations.
Democrats’ massive Build Back Better bill not only protects stepped-up basis, it also includes a long-sought change in an estate-tax provision that could have far-reaching benefits for many farms.
Researchers at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, are conducting experiments on plant root systems to develop crops they say will be able to sequester carbon.