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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
The seed industry and growers are closely watching legislation in Vermont that would ban corn and soybean seeds treated with neonicotinoids, saying it would make it more difficult for growers of those crops to handle pest pressures and implement conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops.
Consumer and produce advocacy groups are celebrating the finalization of a highly anticipated rule updating how farms assess pre-harvest water quality, but remain skeptical about implementation measures.
The Defense Department and some members of Congress are looking at ways to reduce the skyrocketing rates of food insecurity among active-duty military members.
Mexico’s arguments in favor of prohibiting imports of genetically engineered corn from the U.S. are not accompanied by any scientific backing, the United States said in a sharply worded rebuttal filed in its ongoing trade dispute with the country.
A cleaning company that has employed underage children to clean meat processing facilities around the country has agreed to pay $649,304 in fines, according to an agreement approved by a federal court in Iowa May 6.
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.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson works to build the case this week for a farm bill that so far lacks any Democratic support ahead of the panel’s scheduled votes May 23.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s timeline for reviewing a new dicamba label submitted by Bayer could mean growers won’t be able to use the herbicide next year.