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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - In a decision issued Tuesday morning, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a Motion for Preliminary Injunction from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe which argued that completion of the Dakota Access pipeline would violate the tribe's religious freedom rights.
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 – Trump administration threats to impose deep budget cuts focused on the Obama administration’s climate policies include sharp reductions in federally funded scientific research.
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2017 – South Korea, a major poultry and egg importer, has closed its market to the U.S. in the wake of a new detection of highly pathogenic bird flu at a Tennessee broiler breeding operation, according to U.S. and Korean officials.
(This is the fourth article in our new Agri-Pulse series: “The seven things you should know before you write the next farm bill.” Each segment provides important background and “lessons learned” that can help inform and stimulate debate before formal work starts on writing the next farm bill.)
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - Does subsidizing farmers lower food costs? Modern farm programs aren’t supposed to affect farmers’ production decisions, and it’s been hard for policy makers to argue that farm programs save consumers money.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - With backing from President Trump, House Republicans are preparing to push through legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would have broad implications for farmers and small businesses.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 8, 2017 - For agricultural groups, membership meetings in the months leading up to a new farm bill can be peppered with fiery dialogue about the best path forward to fix the current legislation. At last week’s Commodity Classic, that didn’t happen.
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2017 – The first 2017 detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial U.S. flock has been confirmed in Tennessee.