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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
This week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago gives the party a chance to make the case that it cares about lifting up rural residents, which could in turn help Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in some key battleground states.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday promised to control food inflation, an issue that has dogged Democrats throughout the campaign season, by threatening penalties on companies that raise prices unfairly.
USDA is finalizing a study of retail food pricing even as Vice President Kamala Harris threatens to crack down on the industry for alleged price gouging.
While campaigning in Michigan Wednesday, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance talked up a couple of ways to lower food prices – firing the agriculture secretary and increasing oil and natural gas production. He seemed to get mixed up on who’s running USDA, however.
A pair of heavily agricultural U.S. House districts in California's Central Valley could decide which party controls the chamber next year. The races pit GOP incumbents John Duarte and David Valadao in rematches with Democrats they narrowly defeated in 2022.
GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on Sunday accused the Biden administration of accelerating racial divides in America, citing as an example the Agriculture Department's efforts to help Black farmers.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Minnesota Democrat in line to take over as chair or ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee next year, insists it’s still possible to pass a new farm bill in the lame duck session at the end of the year.
Well before he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz sat down with Agri-Pulse to talk about his district, the virtues of bipartisanship in crafting a farm bill, and the U.S. relationship with China.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a rousing speech to Democratic supporters in Philadelphia Tuesday night after being announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in the Nov. 5 election against Donald Trump and his VP nominee, JD Vance.
The Biden administration is banking on farm groups and agribusiness interests to ensure the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative has a lasting impact, even if former President Donald Trump wins in November.
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