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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Chief Economist Joseph W. Glauber announced today that USDA is reviewing release times for several major statistical reports due to recent changes in market hours by major commodity exchanges.
Cornell University researchers announced new research that shows crops pollinated by honeybees and other insects contributed $29 billion to farm income in 2010.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate, supported by the Humane Society of the U.S. and the United Egg Producers, that would create a federal animal care standard for 280 million egg-laying hens.
Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Senator Debbie Stabenow today announced that the Committee-passed Farm Bill is officially introduced in the U.S. Senate.
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology & 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) organized by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, which addresses the issue of coexistence between the biotechnology and organic industries, is next Tuesday and Wednesday.