We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Terms and Cookie Policy
Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, says hePs reviewing the program to gather ideas for possible reforms. But donPt look for proposals from the committee until it gets ready to write the next farm bill.
The House Agriculture Committee is raising questions about whether the Obama administration is prepared to carry out a key part of its strategy to reform the Food for Peace program by shifting more aid from U.S.-grown commodities to cash assistance.
President Barack Obama indicated Tuesday he would veto the House RepublicansP legislative answer to the four-year drought crippling CaliforniaPs Central Valley.
Despite record market prices that entice North American bison ranchers to sell every animal thatPs ready for slaughter, they, like cattle operations, are slowing their selloff and retaining more heifers and cows than in several recent years in new efforts to restore shrunken herds&
The SmithsonianPs National Museum of American History recently opened its PAmerican EnterpriseP exhibit, an 8,000-square-foot gallery that tells the history of the nationPs business, including agriculture
A bill that would bar states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods could be on the House floor as soon as next week. The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act (HR 1599) was approved Tuesday by the House Agriculture Committee Tuesday on a voice vote during a 15-
Monsanto announced Tuesday that it will assemble a panel of scientists to review the International Agency for Research on Cancers (IARC) analysis that led to the classification of the herbicide glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans.
A United Nations standard-setting body for food safety has issued new guidance that the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says could lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in increased exports of American pork products.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman announced today that he will not seek reelection following 16 years at the helm of the nations largest farm organization.
RSS