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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, January 31, 2025
President Obama is proposing for the first time to create a single food-safety agency while also reviving failed attempts to slash crop insurance premium subsidies and impose new user fees on agribusiness and food companies.
As the renewable fuels industry waits for the Obama administration to act on the Renewable Fuel Standard, the National Biodiesel Board is speaking out, calling the agency s lack of action unacceptable.
The School Nutrition Association, which represents school district nutrition directors, says Congress needs to increase the reimbursement for each school breakfast and lunch by 35 cents to make sure school districts can afford to meet federal nutrition requirements.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new measures to delay the corn rootworm pest becoming resistant to corn genetically engineered to produce certain pesticides.
A bipartisan group of senators is seeking to kick off a debate over U.S. Cuban policy by proposing to end all restrictions on American travel to the island.
Senate Republicans failed to get a veto-proof margin on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline but pledged to tack the measure onto other energy legislation.
Agricultural producers and private forest landowners have until Feb. 27 to apply for payments under the USDA`s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) if they want to be considered for this year`s funding. Applications received after that date will be considered for future f
Problems in the U.S. rail industry saw plenty of action last year after crippling Midwest grain transportation, and efforts to hold the system in check look to continue into the new Congress.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the manufacturers of methomyl have agreed to cancel some uses of the insecticide and limit its application on certain crops to reduce risks to drinking water.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and more than 90 other farm and commodity organizations are calling for a quick resolution of a labor dispute that has disrupted operations at West Coast ports, costing the agricultural industry millions of dollars a week.
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