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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
House Speaker John Boehner remains determined to achieve $61 billion in federal spending cuts below current levels for the remainder of this fiscal year but Senate Democrats insists on far smaller cuts.
At Commodity Classic in Tampa, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack applauded the terrific contributions American farmers and ranchers make to the U.S. economy by shattering agricultural trade records, creating jobs, and ensuring affordable food for U.S. families.
House Agriculture Committee Chair Frank Lucas made a good first impression on more than 4,800 farmers and agribusiness representatives at the 2011 Commodity Classic.
the Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910), a bill to block EPAs authority to regulate climate under the Clean Air Act, while preserving the laws important and longstanding functions to reduce air pollution,
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow asks EPA to accept delaying new pesticide rules by supporting an extended stay for the National Cotton Council v. EPA Clean Water Act case.
With an EPA request to delay new pesticide regulations, 365,000 pesticide applicators nationwide carrying out some 5.6 million pesticide applications annually will get at least a brief reprieve from new rules due to take effect April 9.
President Obama and President Calderon today announced that Mexico and the United States have found a path to resolving the cross-border long-haul trucking dispute.
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., delivered a Senate floor speech Wednesday examining federal regulations he considers “burdensome and harmful to agriculture and consumers.â€
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