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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Lundberg Family Farms says it is growing its regenerative organic certified portfolio, including the commodity in more than 70 products after becoming the first rice brand to launch it last year.
Last week’s Commodity Classic wrapped up with a series of presentations and words of caution from federal security officials about the vulnerability of agriculture to terrorism and cybercrime.
A monthly measurement of producer sentiment recorded a slightly higher score in February, but farmer and ranchers are still noting an elevated level of financial concern.
The board has been ramping up its regulatory scope to fill a shrinking federal footprint after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Clean Water Act last year.
A package of fiscal 2024 spending bills released by congressional leaders Sunday includes new provisions to address concerns about foreign acquisition of U.S. farmland and agribusiness interests and also provides full funding for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program.
President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address this week as Congress faces a new Friday deadline to pass half its fiscal 2024 spending measures, including the bills needed to fund USDA, EPA and the Interior Department.
More Chinese canned peaches are entering California, leading to fewer jobs for farmworkers and at canneries, according to Rich Hudgins, president of the California Canning Peach Association.