We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Terms and Cookie Policy
Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
Both dairy producers and processors scored wins in a long-awaited proposal USDA to overhaul federal milk pricing in line with changes in industry practices and market conditions.
USDA is out with its proposed reforms to federal dairy pricing. The proposals still must be ratified by producers, but the National Milk Producers Federation won some key changes, most notably in how Class 1, or fluid milk, is priced.
Members of the House Agriculture Committee heard from a meat processing industry representative and a labor law expert Wednesday in a closed meeting on the use of child labor in meatpacking plants.
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.
While farm bill negotiations continue, advocates for greater agriculture research investments are cautiously optimistic a final product could deliver some much-needed wins to bolster U.S. innovation.
Senate Ag Committee veteran Chuck Grassley sees a glimmer of hope for a farm bill in comments Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock made to Agri-Pulse about reference prices.
As red lines form within his party over the farm bill, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock stressed the concerns he’s heard from both rural and urban constituents and the importance of strengthening coalitions to get a balanced farm bill passed.
The Congressional Budget Office is sticking with a cost estimate for USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority that is far lower than congressional Republicans need to fund their farm bill proposals. Meanwhile, a leading economist estimates the impact of a base update on land values.