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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Nearly 10,000 Canadian rail workers are locked out amid a stalemate in contract negotiations with two of the country’s major railroads that has halted rail shipments within the country's borders. U.S. ag shippers and railroads worry the labor dispute could disrupt cross-border traffic.
Tim Walz leaned on values learned during his rural upbringing in Nebraska, his experience in Congress, and as governor of Minnesota to make the case that Kamala Harris should be president of the United States — and he should be the vice president.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune, a leading contender to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader, said Wednesday that Congress is likely to pass another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.
Democrats insist they plan to win in November by campaigning everywhere, including rural America, where they have lost considerable ground in recent elections. They also are unabashedly embracing labor unions, abortion rights, and action on climate change.
Legal experts and economists say it's hard to tell how a federal ban on price gouging in the food industry would work, warning that price controls such as those suggested by Vice President Kamala Harris could come with unintended consequences.
High food prices have become major talking points in the upcoming presidential election, with both sides pointing to different causes for pricey grocery store receipts over the past four years. Economists say a number of factors have been at play, depending on the type of food.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday vacated a Surface Transportation Board rule that allows the agency to more quickly resolve rate disputes by deciding based on either the shipper's or railroad's final offer.
The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day in Chicago. The Canadian government is pushed by U.S. farm groups to head off a rail strike, A bipartisan group of lawmakers press USDA for a "strategic initiative" to combat avian influenza.
EPA’s final herbicide strategy, designed to protect more than 900 species listed as threatened or endangered, includes more options for growers and reduces the burden on applicators compared to the draft released last year, the agency said Tuesday.