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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, January 10, 2025
In his March 17 op-ed, Rural Broadband: A Key To The Success of U.S. Agriculture, CoBank CEO Robert B. Engels proposal to increase rural broadband access poses an interesting question: who should finance the companies that are able to provide that acc
Agriculture, food and energy industry Political Action Committee (PACs) are preparing in a big way for the upcoming presidential election, having already contributed a combined $24.9 million to political candidates in the first half of the 2015-2016 election cycle.
Looking for a Trump-like better deal, nine House members are urging U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to pressure the European Union to end its tariffs on U.S. ethanol and biodiesel import
Even as a bill has stalled in the Senate for national biotech labeling, activists in several Northeastern states are pushing to get mandatory GMO bills passed before their legislatures adjourn. Although the bills are similar to a Vermont law
House GOP leaders are struggling to move a fiscal 2017 budget amid a revolt by hard-line conservatives and lawmakers as they face a tighter-than usual schedule for passing the annual appropriations bills.
Some meat products sold in grocery or convenience stores dont have to be cooked before eaten and some do -- but sometimes a consumer cant seem to figure out which is which. Thats why the USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service wants new labeling standards.
After years of price declines and bin-busting production, producers are gearing up for another spring planting season despite in some cases Mother Natures best efforts.
Tough times on the farm are generating new concerns about the current farm safety net and some Southern farmers are calling for farm bill changes. Yet, many others say its an ill-advised.
Vietnam is still angry over the increased scrutiny its catfish industry is going to get as the USDA takes over the regulatory duties of the FDA, going so far as to send a letter detailing its grievances to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
(Editors Note: I was invited to share some of the national and international trends that can impact agriculture as a kickoff to this meeting, Shaping Our Own Destiny, The Future of Agriculture in Pickaway County, on March 17. As someone who has watched urban
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