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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has taken steps needed to get his administration up and running at USDA, EPA, and other agencies important to agriculture. There has been little evidence, however, that Trump is close to naming an agriculture secretary or appointees to run those
At some point in the next week, the EPA will announce new renewable fuel blending targets for 2017. But will that announcement be good news for the oil industry or for ethanol producers?
The death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has given new life to another multinational trade pact, but this one is being led by China and doesnPt include the U.S. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) offers China the opportunity to exert leadership in
Electronic governors keeping top speeds at 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour in all heavy trucks and buses? Soon, perhaps The U.S. Department of Transportation is pressing ahead with a long-contemplated requirement for speed limiting gadgets, or chokers, in all new Class
A group representing about 600 agricultural employers in Washington state is locked in a battle with the statePs attorney general, who is investigating whether WAFLA and its members Pengaged in price fixing and other violationsP of state and federal antitrust laws for ag labor.
Do AmericaPs farmworkers have a right to organize and bargain collectively? In some places, yes, but the answer is a moving target state to state. Ten states (see map) provide some level of assurance for farm laborers to organize. On the other hand, Idaho and Ma
According to a survey from the National Turkey Federation, about 88 percent of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving. Which raises the question: What do the other 12 percent eat?
Responding to criticism from USDA0s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the department0s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updated factors for prevented planting coverage.
EPA will survive beyond the current political climate because environmental protection is supported by a majority of Americans, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said today in a speech at the National Press Club.
Seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides will continue to be exempt from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, following a federal judge's ruling Monday in a lawsuit brought by beekeepers and environmental groups.
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