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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
The House Agriculture Committee is holding a closed-door meeting today on child labor with legal experts and representatives of the meat processing industry.
The softening in grain markets that is pressuring row crop farmers has brought some welcome relief to dairy producers, but the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on dairy farms continues to weigh on the sector.
The renewable diesel boom driven by a slate of federal and state policies has brought with it a surge in demand for imports of animal fats and vegetable oils to be used as feedstocks that could continue growing in 2025 as tax credits shift to incentivize in-country production of the fuel.
World agricultural production will need to increase 47% to 61% by 2050 from a 2011 baseline, depending on the rate of global population growth, USDA economists say.
The Agriculture Department on Tuesday proposed new definitions for practices that can be deemed "unfair" under the Packers and Stockyards Act, allowing the livestock antitrust law to prohibit conduct that “harms market participants” and “harms the market."
The Supreme Court is due to release a ruling this week that could potentially restrict the power of federal regulatory agencies, and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump square off in their only scheduled debate.
Left-wing losses in elections for the European Parliament are boosting conservative political clout and signaling a potential shift away from the European Union's climate and energy policy goals.
John Deere's closure of facilities has affected many Corn Belt communities in Illinois and Iowa. CNH Industrial and Bridgestone-Firestone Ag have added to the list of close plants.
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