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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Fresh off this summer’s news that restaurants are now serving up Eat Just’s GOOD Meat’s cultivated meat to U.S. consumers, the company is being sued for breach of contract by two different engineering firms for failing to pay its bills.
The Department of Labor is proposing to add additional layers of protection and more timely pay increases for foreign workers enrolled in the temporary H-2A visa program.
Basil Gooden, a former Virginia agriculture secretary who has been directing state operations for USDA Rural Development for the past two years, was nominated Monday by President Joe Biden to be the department’s new undersecretary for rural development.
Congress continues to move toward a showdown on federal spending this week. But first, the Senate is going to take up a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills, including the measure to fund the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration.
The Senate this week takes up a package of spending bills that includes the measure funding USDA and FDA, while House Republicans return from the chamber’s long summer recess still divided over how, or whether, to avoid a possible government shutdown when the new budget year starts Oct. 1.
Sen. Tina Smith remains optimistic that the farm bill can be approved by the end of the year, in part because of the progress the Senate is making on appropriations bills.
Iowa State student Quentin Slater will be a member of the Agri-Pulse team of journalists this fall as part of an immersive learning experience provided through the Iowa State University Foundation.
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