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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Two major players in the discussion over reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system have come to an agreement on the need for updates, but specifics are yet to be determined.
Farmers across the country are largely ahead of schedule at getting their crops out of the field as fall and its chillier temperatures descent on farm country.
FSA on Monday launched 2023 enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program, the farm bill safety net tool that issues payments when production margins fall below a level set by producers during enrollment.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is appealing to Congress to increase commodity program reference prices and marketing loan rates in the next farm bill while also increasing assistance for dairy producers.
The Interior Department announced Wednesday its plans to funnel part of the $4 billion in drought funding it received through the Inflation Reduction Act into a program that would pay Lower Colorado Basin water users to leave portions of their water deliveries in Lake Mead.
The state is preparing for a warm winter, a worse drought and a chance of biblical floods—offering little reliability for farmers eyeing the next planting season.
As the Newsom administration works with advocates on pesticide notifications, commissioners are raising alarms that it could "ruin a perfectly good system."
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Farm Equity awarded $5 million in grants to help organizations across the state train farmworkers and beginning farmers.
The White House has launched an effort to get Medicare and Medicaid, and eventually private health plans, to provide medically tailored meals to all Americans, a goal that produce growers hope will ultimately expand consumption of fruits and vegetables.
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