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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand is optimistic about most markets but frustrated over decrees from Mexico and trade decisions in Colombia.
Minnesota commodity groups, local farmers and anti-hunger advocates brought a wide-ranging set of policy requests to the ears of Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Cheri Bustos, D-Ill. at a House Ag Committee listening session on Monday.
The next farm bill must help minority and beginning farmers get access to land and modify federal nutrition programs to create markets for the food they produce, say groups advocating for those farmers.
Arizona's farmers, already receiving 65% less Colorado River water, are preparing to be entirely cut off from the aqueduct supply as the Bureau of Reclamation pressures states to slash water usage amid an ongoing drought.
A member of the House Agriculture Committee wrote a letter Monday to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with questions about data on foreign land purchases within the United States.
USDA is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) to help pork producers who were hard hit during the pandemic.
Pennsylvania is the latest state to ink an agreement with USDA to source local foods from underserved farmers and distribute fresh, healthy products to charities.