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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, September 02, 2024
Consumer demand for fresh meat, pork and poultry sales is soaring, but as processing remains slowed or shuttered in many places across the U.S., you can expect shortages in some retail outlets as well as many grocery chains.
Crop producers will have more time to verify their organic acreage for crop insurance under a loosened regulatory regime rolled out earlier this week by USDA’s Risk Management Agency.
The Legislature and governor's office have commissioned a study on farmworker health, as the industry fears for their safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
California Green New Deal mandates 100% organic ag * A health study on farmworkers is in the works * TJ Cox says farmworkers need childcare during COVID-19
The full Senate returns to Washington for the first time since March, setting the stage for a partisan battle over the next big coronavirus aid bill and a growing list of requests from agriculture and other sectors for relief.
Seventeen states and two cities are suing the Trump administration over its Navigable Waters Protection Rule, joining a host of environmental groups that have already filed lawsuits challenging the new definition of "waters of the U.S."