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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
As he heads out the door, President Obama will put in place two key parts of his administrationÐs strategy to restrict the use of antibiotics in agriculture, part of a broader strategy for fighting drug-resistant germs. But heÐs also leaving behind some proposals that cou
Does Department of Agriculture research succeed ultimately in helping farmers improve their crops and livestock, fight all manner of plant, animal and food-borne diseases, produce improved products and increase profits?
A twin set of reports from the Government Accountability Office details some potential issues with the Renewable Fuel Standard, and one report was less surprising than the other.
Across the country, ag organizations are going through their respective policy development processes, aiming to come up with their wish lists for the next farm bill by early 2017.
China0s thirst for fluid milk imports is rising, but red tape in Beijing and Washington is preventing most U.S. exporters from tapping into the growing market, according to U.S. government and industry officials.
The question of whether hydroponic growing should be officially eligible for organic certification remains open following a National Organic Standards Board decision to gather more information.
There°s some good news for wheat farmers around the globe. A research team led by Kansas State University scientists says they have isolated and cloned a gene that provides resistance to Fusarium head blight, or wheat scab, a crippling disease that caused $7.6 billion in l
Nancy Pelosi, Tim Ryan, The Real Food Revolution, Sandy Levin, biofuel tax extenders, Kevin McCarthy, Farm Foundation, Chuck Conner, National Council of farmer Cooperatives, Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group, Daren Bakst, Heritage Foundation
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