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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
Farmers and ranchers looking to serve their community next year can now be nominated for the Farm Service Agency’s county committees. This year, the Department of Agriculture is streamlining the process with the addition of a GIS tool for producers to make nominations and vote.
Dairy Farmers of America, a major dairy cooperative with 83 processing facilities, had decided to withdraw its membership from the International Dairy Foods Association over IDFA’s decision to proceed with its single-issue petition to modify the federal milk marketing order system.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, plans to attempt once again to reform the existing farm bill payment limits, seeking to tighten the amount of people eligible for the government's agricultural programs.
House Democrats accused Republicans of breaking the debt ceiling agreement by advancing a fiscal 2024 spending bill for USDA and FDA that would cut funding to near FY22 levels while also relying on funding rescissions that have little chance of being enacted.
Both the U.S. pork industry and the California Department of Agriculture are focused on a smooth transition and avoiding product shortages for consumers as the state implements regulations requiring all pork sold in the state to be from breeding animals not housed in crates.
House Republican leaders are looking to get their agenda back on track after a group of hard-line conservatives angry over the debt ceiling agreement effectively brought action in the chamber to a halt last week.
Fresh off last week's debt ceiling bill and this week's extensive hearing on federal nutrition programs, discussion around the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is at the top of the agenda for many in farm policy.
There’s one week left to submit comments to the House Agriculture Committee on what should – or shouldn’t – be in the next farm bill. So far, the committee has received nearly 1,400 submissions, according to staff.
Senators were warned Wednesday that the EPA’s new regulations for plant-incorporated protectants will slow the breeding of new fruit and vegetable varieties that are more resistant to pests and diseases.
Critics of commodity checkoffs are making a fresh run at imposing new restrictions on the programs, including a prohibition on contracting research and promotion work out to organizations that lobby Congress or federal agencies.
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