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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is urging the Senate to tell the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its proposed Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS) and restore the integrity of the rulemaking process.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s collaborating with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the next steps in a dispute with Canada and Mexico over USDA’s mandatory country-of-origin labeling rule (COOL).
The latest round of Trans-Atlantic Trade and Partnership talks concluded near Washington last week with the chief negotiator for the U.S. calling for regulations based on science and his counterpart from the European Union reiterating that the trading bloc is not going to change its position on pro
Corn farmers have filed federal class-action lawsuits against Syngenta Corp. in five Midwest states alleging that they were harmed by Syngenta’s premature release of genetically-engineered MIR 162 corn seed into the U.S. market before the seed received import approval from China, a key export marke
The National Cotton Council (NCC) will hold 25 educational meetings across several cotton-producing states to provide information regarding insurance options for cotton under the 2014 Farm Bill.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $118 million in grants to strengthen markets for specialty crops in all 50 states. The grants will be provided through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, both authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced that a premium subsidy has been established as part of the new Whole-Farm Revenue Protection insurance policy, in order to offer more affordable protection to diversified farms.
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by six attorneys general challenging a California law requiring that eggs sold in the Golden State come from hens raised with enough space to stand up, turn around and spread their wings.
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