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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
USDA plans to invest $8 million in fiscal year 2016 in projects that will help farmers and ranchers served by the drought-depleted Ogallala Aquifer conserve billions of gallons of water annually while strengthening agricultural operations.
The Justice Department will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to save the Obama administrationÀs plan to allow millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the country.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to roll out a set of landmark rules this week that includes the first federal safety regulations for how fresh produce is grown and packed.
A federal appeals court refused to allow the Obama administration to move forward with its plan to let millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the country. The 2-1 ruling by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme C
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers to Cuba this week.
Vilsack will be accompanied on the trip that starts Wednesday and ends Saturday by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Reps. Terri Sewell of Alabama, Suzan DelBene of Washington an
Ethanol supporters are expressing their disappointment at a recent letter targeting the Renewable Fuel Standard, saying the 184 members of Congress who signed it are turning their backs on farmers and rural communities.
The release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership text makes public for the first time details of the tariff cuts and restrictions on foreign import barriers that could benefit U.S. food and agricultural exports.
The 30 chapters of the 12-nation agreement include a section
Farm organizations and home builders asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider blocking the Environmental Protection Agencys pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay.
The escalating battle over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) added another front Thursday. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson warned President Obama that lowering the RFS volume requirements could result in Democrats losing otherwise winnable congressional races in the 2016
President Barack Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, ending his administrations seven-year internal debate over the project by concluding that it would not serve the national interests. Obamas White House announcement came less than a month before the beginning
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