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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Recent rains have brought some relief to producers reeling from drought in the Midwest, though many are hoping more will arrive to help usher their crops through the rest of the growing season.
A gauge of global food commodity prices fell again in June, led by declines in the cost of grains and vegetable oils, and is now more than 23% off the March 2022 peak that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are still several months away from voting on a new farm bill, but the major issues in each of the 12 titles are coming into focus even as lawmakers continue offering new proposals they’d like to see included. Here is a summary of the issues in play as well as notable proposals lawmakers would like to see included in the bill.
Western Growers and S2G Ventures are accepting applications for the 6th annual AgSharks competition, which offers companies a chance to win investment capital for their agricultural innovations.
USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service is embarking on a big hiring push to recruit the staff needed to carry out the Inflation Reduction Act's boost to many of its programs.