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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Corn growers in the Texas Panhandle are confronting high levels of fumonisin as they harvest early-planted corn, which has necessitated testing of the grain to ensure safe levels in the supply chain.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - The expanding concept of “rural infrastructure” was front and center Tuesday when the Farm Foundation gathered a panel of speakers from the agriculture, transportation and equipment sector.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 – Looking back on statements made during the nomination process for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt offers a stark contrast to comments made in the last week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Vertical farming holds great promise, but it must overcome challenges – most notably the cost of energy – in order to feed the world’s growing population, attendees were told at a recent Association for Vertical Farming summit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 - The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Steve Censky to become deputy agriculture secretary and Ted McKinney to be the Agriculture Department’s first undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 – “Since it is not a question of ‘if’ but a question of ‘when’ the power grid will face significant physical and cyber threats, resiliency should be a priority for our electricity system.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 – President Donald Trump didn’t offer a lot of specific policy promises to the agricultural community during this presidential campaign, but one was perfectly clear: He pledged to support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - Don’t substitute guidance for rulemaking, and get federal agencies to work better together, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue was told at a regulatory reform listening session held in the department’s Whitten building Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the first two Agriculture Department nominees since Secretary Sonny Perdue took office in April, including President Trump’s pick for deputy secretary, Steve Censky.
CAMDENTON, Mo., October 2, 2017 - Agri-Pulse Communications Inc. welcomes a new member to its sales and marketing team. Paige Dye joins the firm in the new position of Assistant Marketing Manager.