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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Keeping up with the growing demand for non-GMO and organic products is proving to be a challenge. The Agriculture Department is betting that providing farmers with information on market prices will help.
USDA s Agriculture Marketing Service this week launched its first we
A federal judge in North Dakota ruled that his order blocking implementation of the Obama administration0s Clean Water Act rule would be limited to 13 states. The decision by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson was a victory for the administration, which said it would onl
The California Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday a notice of intent to list glyphosate, one of the most widely-used herbicides in agriculture, and three other chemicals to a list of carcinogens under the state0s Proposition 65 law.
Karis Gutter, a former USDA deputy undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) will join DuPont as the company0s government affairs manager, the company announced today.
LEESBURG, IND. Sept. 4, 2015 0 A prominent Indiana farmer, Kip Tom, this week joined the crowded field of Republicans who want to succeed U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman in Congress.
Pesticide restrictions that the Obama administration has proposed to protect bees go farther than necessary and will put crops at risk, farm groups say. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to bar the application of pesticides that are toxic to bees when crops are in bloom and
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2015 - The chairman of the House committee that oversees child nutrition programs is retiring from Congress next year, raising questions about prospects for reauthorizing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The law, which authorized the Agric
A group of 28 agricultural organizations sent a letter to the House of Representatives today stating their objectives in the transportation funding process
The University of Arkansas School of Law s Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative is formulating a comprehensive set of model food and agricultural codes to be customized and adopted by Indian tribes in an effort to fight obesity, diabetes and other nutritional health problems that aff
Syngenta today said it plans to divest its global vegetable seeds business and buy back $2 billion in shares as part of a plan to accelerate shareholder value creations.
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