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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Nearly a year after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill aimed at jump-starting ag climate markets, the bill remains mired in the House Agriculture Committee, raising the possibility the legislation could be punted to the farm bill debate in the next Congress.
A partnership aimed at helping farmers and ranchers transition to an electric vehicle future has taken another step as an agribusiness announced plans to purchase 10 electric pick-up trucks for use serving agricultural customers in California.
KIND Healthy Snacks used the recent World Bee Day to announce the company is on track to source the majority — 51% — of its almonds from bee-friendly farms by the end of the year.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to Capitol Hill this week to testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee amid growing concerns about the global food supplies and soaring costs for fertilizer and other ag inputs.
The Capitol, along with several downtown blocks, lost power, just as committees were to deliver the fate of about a thousand bills in the suspense files.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, already grappling with the infant formula crisis, told lawmakers Thursday the agency lacks the leadership and staff to properly regulate food safety and appealed for more funding.
State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are requesting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate possible water profiteering during the drought.