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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
USDA today released data showing how U.S. agriculture could benefit from the successful conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway said today?s committee hearing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is just ?the start of a long? review of the largest initiative in the nation?s safety net against hunger
On the heels of more legislation introduced to repeal the corn ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuels Standard, a panel of National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) leaders said any attack on their chief renewable fuels policy is taken 0very seriously.0
American Soybean Association (ASA) President Wade Cowan said the group will 0become a more aggressive organization0 and work more closely with other farm groups to push for policy and regulatory influence.
Michelle Obama, in her keynote address to the Partnership for a Healthier America 2015 Summit today, celebrated the successes of her Let s Move! campaign and vowed to continue advocating for healthy living well after her husband leaves office.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2015 -- USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest an additional $84 million through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to help disaster recovery efforts through more than 150 projects in 13 states.
The FNV team, a new collaboration backed by big name corporations and celebrities focused on building demand for fruits and vegetables among teens and moms, today introduced its plan to take over America s taste buds through new and improved marketing at the Partnership fo
After fits and starts, the Agriculture Department is finally on track to overhaul the way it inspects poultry and start the inspection of catfish. So far, just over 40 plants that slaughter chickens or turkeys have signed up for a new program, first conceived in the Clinton adminis
The Federal Communications Commission today approved Chairman Tom Wheeler s rules designed to preserve an open Internet, or as it s commonly known, Net Neutrality.
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