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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Iowa officials have identified five probable cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the state, one involving a commercial egg-laying operation Buena Vista County housing an estimated 5.5 million birds.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opened the annual USDA Farmer�s Market today, marking the 20th year of the market�s operation outside of USDA headquarters in Washington.
A House committee is preparing to move a bill that would preempt state GMO labeling laws. The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton of Michigan, told Agri-Pulse on Wednesday that he will hold a hearing and then go to subcommittee and full committee markups
Gayle Smith, a member of the National Security Council staff, is being nominated by President Obama as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Developmen
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program delivered through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should have stronger screening for volunteer candidates against terrorist watch lists, according a report from the Government Accountability Office.
The leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are urging the White House to give Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack the go-ahead to release emergency funds to help poultry and egg producers whose flocks are being decimated by a deadly strain of bird flu.
The battle over the Obama administrationðs attempt to re-define the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act sharpened this week with a pair of veto threats from the White House. The House is debating an Army Corps of Engineers spending bill (HR 2028) that includes a provision to b
The House Agriculture Committee has advanced bills to ensure that export grain inspections continue during labor dispute and that a government shutdown won�t halt Agriculture Department�s livestock market reports.
The bills, which reauthorize
A Texas family recently donated $250,000 to establish an endowment to be used solely for developing a plan to attract and retain National FFA Organization advisors and agriculture teachers.
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