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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 09, 2025
The 2014 Farm Bill was nearly four years and more than 40 public hearings in the making.
It was a long process that tested farmers patience and gave professional critics on both sides of the aisle ample opportunity to unfairly characterize the men and women who put food on our
Sonny Ramaswamy, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Ron DeHaven, American Veterinary Medical Association, President Obama, Bison, Japan, Whiskey, Federal Communications Commission, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks
Donald Trump tries to win over congressional Republicans as lawmakers return to work this week facing some major unfinished business, including negotiations on biotech food labeling
US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Bob Dinneen, Senator Ted Cruz, National Corn Growers Association, Renewable Fuels Association, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Volume Obligations, USA Rice, Ben Mosely, USACC
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA will enroll more than 800,000 acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) this year, while expressing hope that Congress will allow for even higher enrollment in the next farm bill.
With the U.S. Senate still at work on an agreement on biotech labeling, a major food company is rushing ahead with research on possible labeling language that could serve as an alternative to the wording required by a Vermont law. The Campbell Soup Co. is testing as many as nin
The Energy Department announced that $25 million is available to help software developers, solar companies, and utilities speed up the integration of solar energy into the grid. The effort, called Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy (ENERGISE)
USDA and EPA said Thursday that five communities would receive planning assistance through the Obama administrations interagency Cool & Connected program to set up broadband services and revitalize their downtowns.
Several witnesses from states that depend on oil and gas production for jobs and royalties told a House subcommittee on energy last week that a rule proposed by the Obama administration to cut down on methane emissions would actually cut down on energy production.
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