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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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.
Lawmakers are casting a critical eye to the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, with calls for elevating environmental justice within the process and establishing a stronger state role.
Josep Jove Estiarte has been named the interim CEO of Bloom Fresh International and Chris Hooks has been hired to be the new chief merchandising and marketing officer at Save Mart Cos.
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are using "secret guidance" to implement wetlands regulations, ag stakeholders said at a listening session Tuesday addressing the murky issues surrounding the “waters of the U.S.” rule.
A policy-driven boom in U.S. renewable diesel demand that’s been underpinning much of the farm economy is showing signs of slowing as production exceeds the government’s usage mandates, but industry officials hope a new tax credit and a big new potential market in Canada will help put some sizzle back in the market.
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