Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Friday, January 17, 2025

News Articles

Report focuses on economic impact of the death tax

“By every measure the estate tax has failed to achieve the misguided goals Congress initially set for it when it established it nearly a century ago,” said Vice Chairman and top Republican on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, in a call with members of the media earlier t
Read More

Senators push for more USDA drought assistance

Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, led efforts today with Republican members of the committee, in asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for assistance for producers suffering from drought conditions.
Read More

Anti-biotech campaign moves to White House petition site

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 -Organizers of the “Just Label It” campaign who have asked the FDA to mandate labeling of food with biotech ingredients are taking their crusade to the White House. In less than a week, they have surpassed the goal of getting 25,000 people to clink a link on its “We the P
Read More

Framework discussions continue between U.S. and Brazil

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 -Top trade officials from the U.S. and Brazil met in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for their second quarterly meeting to discuss their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a Framework Agreement developed as a result of Brazil’s successful challenge to U.S. farm and export
Read More

Lucas: Budget reconciliation recommendations ‘just an exercise'

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 -The House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., says recommendations for budget reconciliation cuts required by the House Budget Resolution are “just an exercise, and not the farm bill.” It’s the perspective he will bring to a panel business meeting at 10
Read More

Senate ag panel sets farm bill markup for next week

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 -The Senate Agriculture Committee expects to have a preliminary version of the 2012 Farm Bill ready by the end of this week, in the hope of beginning the mark-up process next Wednesday, April 25, according to panel Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Read More