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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
More than 90 national and regional advocacy organizations, including the American Farmland Trust and the United Fresh Produce Association, sent a letter to Congress urging the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to strengthen and protect nutrition programs in the 2012 Farm Bill.
The fallout over production of “lean, finely textured beef†(LFTB) dubbed “pink slime†continues to drag down beef prices, hurt meat companies involved with the process and prompt calls for congressional actions
Veteran Illinois Congressman Tim Johnson, who chairs a House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee, formally announced plans to step down at the end of his current term.
More than 100 organizations sent a letter to leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Agriculture Committees asking for reauthorization and funding of energy title programs from the farm bill.
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) issued its preliminary recommendations in response to the estimated $1.6 billion in customer-segregated funds allegedly misplaced in the days before the Oct. 31 bankruptcy of MF Global Inc.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking grant applicants for the 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment was originally planned to end this Friday, April 6, but USDA plans to extend registration until April 13th.
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