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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
National Bioenergy Day @ today, Oct. 19 @ is a showcase for a nationwide network of biomass facilities producing heat, electricity and byproducts from woody biomass and agricultural waste.
The Obama administration is teeing up a series of major regulations that can be implemented as political appointees head out the door or, in some cases, handed off in a form ready to be finalized by a new Hillary Clinton administration, if shes elected.
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) isnt just about increasing foreign market access for U.S. exporters its also a defense against the EUs push to expand geographical indication (GI) protection for European food names across the globe.
The Whole Farm Revenue Protection program isnt perfect, but its getting a better as more and more producers sign up to insure farms where several different crops are grown, supporters say.
The voluntary departure of one of the scientists appointed to EPAs Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) on the carcinogenic potential of the pesticide glyphosate has forced the agency to postpone the SAP meeting that was supposed to take place from Oct. 18-21, unti
Facing a poor economic outlook, North American agriculture equipment dealers must transform in order to improve returns on invested capital, according to a new report from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group.
Activists who say they want to raise labor standards on farms are hoping to emulate the success that the animal welfare movement has had in getting food companies and retailers to require farms to change production practices on livestock and poultry operations. The jury is still out on the lab
Within the next year or so, the °Big Six° crop protection and seed companies ° Syngenta, Monsanto, Bayer, BASF, DuPont and Dow AgroSciences° could become the °Big Four°.
A group of major agriculture organizations has launched a grassroots campaign urging the Environmental Protection Agency to remove a regulatory roadblock to development of the nations emerging bioeconomy.
As thousands make the trip to Indianapolis this week for the 89th annual convention of the National FFA Organization, a pair of issues that might not be discussed at the four-day event are keeping FFAs DC team busy.
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