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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Innovators developing a low-cost insect-based feed source and a wine pairing system were two food and agriculture recipients of over $110,000 in “The Big Bang” funds announced last week.
A Senate-passed $19.1 billion disaster relief bill containing aid for a variety of agricultural losses stalled in the House ahead of a week-long congressional recess due to the lone objection of a freshman Republican.
The Trump administration is in a hurry for Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, but many House Democrats showed Wednesday at a hearing that they won’t be hurried as they contemplate changes to the renegotiated North American trade pact.
House Democrats proposed a fiscal 2020 spending bill for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration that would block the Trump administration from relocating two research agencies out of the nation’s capital.
Reform is needed to strengthen California’s water trading market and minimize the impacts of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
Ian LeMay is taking over the role of president for the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) during what he describes as a difficult time for the industry.
While many farmers and ranchers have been successful in reducing their carbon footprint, making significant new progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require government assistance and new financial incentives, especially now that farmers are struggling to cope with depressed commodity prices, senators were told Tuesday.
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