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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
As Republicans move forward with plans to vote on a farm bill, Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee have scheduled a meeting Thursday with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Syngenta and ADM reported lower income in the first quarter than in the first three months of 2023, reflecting challenging conditions in the ag sector.
Lawmakers are back in D.C. with four weeks until the Memorial Day deadline set by House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., for moving a new farm bill. Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse about key details of the bill, most notably on cuts to nutrition spending.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai faced another panel of lawmakers frustrated by the Biden administration's trade policies, which do not involve any efforts to negotiate long-term free-trade agreements.
A new study looks at a variety of ways in which California’s “youngest and fastest growing workforce,” made up of Latinos, is being challenged by the state’s environmental goals.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted concerns over declining U.S. farms and farmland and other key issues the agency faces during a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. The hearing focused on President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget request for the agency.