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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
The California Avocado Commission is raising concerns with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the decision by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to stop inspecting avocados grown in Mexico.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some allies in his "Make America Healthy Again" movement are trying to get a toehold on Capitol Hill even as the food and agriculture industry worries about what role he could play in a second Donald Trump administration.
U.S. ethanol exports increased by 38% through July to a cumulative 1 billion gallons, government data show, on the demand in many countries for lower-carbon fuel blendstocks to meet environmental goals.
Only one state has been effective in reducing food waste through a ban, according to a recent study. State and food waste diversion advocates, however, say there's more to the story.
Commenters on USDA’s latest attempt to promote fair and competitive livestock and poultry markets expressed widely divergent views on the proposal’s legality and provided a preview of the litigation to come if the rule is finalized.
The Colombian government has angered dairy groups by placing a 4.86% tariff on imports of U.S. milk powder for the next four months while it finishes investigating claims of domestic harm.
USDA does not provide standard, user-friendly guidance to state and local agencies that implement food pantry, assistance programs, and does not effectively track program progress, a recent Government Accountability Office report found.
Rural residents regardless of political party are more concerned about inflation than people who live in metro areas, according to a quarterly survey that has been tracking voter attitudes toward the cost of food.
One in five Americans shopped online for groceries at least once a month in 2022, but teens and young adults were much more likely to do so than seniors, USDA economists say.
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