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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The House Agriculture Committee is set to mark up a bill Thursday to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and roll back some Dodd-Frank regulations that have frustrated agribusiness companies and other traders.
Vermont�s effort to identify foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been billed as a �no-strings attached� labeling law. Simple. Straightforward.
College students around the country are graduating this week, and economists say the job market is the best it�s been in a decade. For agricultural graduates, the job market has high demand in almost every area, especially agricultural business, food science&
A new survey commissioned by the International Food Information Council Foundation indicates that a diverse set of factors health status, gender, income, education, age influence Americans level of priorities regarding their health, food and nutrition.
Data show that new programs tailored for Southern crops like cotton may be having trouble getting off the ground due to the vast array of options and policy combinations.
Tea Party favorite Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said last week he�s running for the Republican nomination to succeed the retiring Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., in 2016.
The Department of Interior�s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week conditionally approved a revised multi-year Exploration Plan (EP) from Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. for the Chukchi Sea.
The Department of Agriculture�s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a final rule for labeling of mechanically tenderized beef and will accelerate its implementation to reduce the chances of further illnesses linked to the product.
If the EPA follows its court-ordered deadline, three years� worth of Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) volume requirements could be announced June 1, but what lies within that pending announcement is anyone�s guess.
USDA celebrated the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Rural Electrification Service today by announcing more than $100 million in loans to build or improve 1,000 miles of rural electric transmission and distribution lines.
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