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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
The final report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was published earlier today, and language regarding sustainability and lean meat has livestock and meat groups seeing red.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee released its final report today, setting the stage for a nutrition policy battle involving lean meat and sustainability that is expected to play out through the rest of the year.
West Coast ports resumed full operations after settlement of a labor dispute that has snarled Asia-bound traffic, hitting meat and fresh fruit exports especially hard.
The Senate Finance CommitteeÐs top Democrat, Ron Wyden, is trying to put the brakes on a bill to give President Obama the fast-track negotiating authority he wants to advance his trade agenda.
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen launched RFAÐs National Ethanol Conference here in Texas Thursday with a direct attack on EPA. EPA responded with an apology and a promise to deliver the long overdue biofuels volume requirements sometime this spring.
Darci Vetter, the U.S. Trade Representative's chief agricultural negotiator, said her team has made "significant progress" in recent talks with Japan regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership but she says Congress needs to pass fast-track Trade Promotion Authority
The opportunities for farm productivity and young agriculturalists are buoyed by data technology in agriculture, but challenges like wireless infrastructure and data privacy are stalling adoption, noted a speaker panel hosted by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the 2015 USDA Agricultur
USDA is investing $37 million in new and existing projects to restore forest health and reduce wildfire threats. The plan is being implemented through a collaborative venture between the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
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