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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Roughly 25,000 dock workers went on strike early Tuesday morning leaving ports stretching from Maine to Texas unable to move containers of poultry, soybeans, animal feed, cotton, meats, bananas and other agricultural products onto and off of ships.
The 2018 farm bill, which was extended last year until Sept. 30, 2024, has now expired once again. What does that mean for major farm and nutrition programs?
The value of U.S. agricultural exports over the past four years is 28.5% higher than when Joe Biden became president, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA announced Monday.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Saturday that the Biden administration has no plans to intervene to stop a dockworker strike. He also told reporters lawmakers need to “get practical” in their farm bill negotiations.
Members of Congress are calling for justice and federal action for those impacted by a listeria outbreak tied to a Virginia Boar’s Head facility as the death toll rises.
Lawmakers have finished their last major piece of pre-election business – keeping the government from shutting down when the new fiscal year starts next Tuesday. Meanwhile, the majority of Republicans call on their leadership to pass a farm bill before the end of the year
State agricultural leaders plan to continue focusing on economic uncertainty in farm country, food safety issues, and outreach to trade partners in 2025, leaders of state ag departments said at a meeting in Indianapolis this week.
The State Water Resources Control Board is dramatically raising its fees on groundwater recharge permits, adding more compliance costs and more tension for water districts planning for climate swings.