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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 05, 2024
Negotiations are underway to sell The National Grange's 11-story building, which is located only a block from the White House, continuing the trend for many farm groups that have gotten out of owning real estate.
Economists have raised their forecast for farm income this year. As a result, farm earnings are expected to be about the same this year as last, despite sharp increases in production costs.
Seed giant Corteva is packing up and ceasing all operations in Russia as the country continues its military invasion of Ukraine, according to a press release from the company.
Cabinet members will be back on Capitol Hill this week, this time in the Senate, where they will face questions as lawmakers and appropriators mull 2023 budgets for the federal agencies.
A House Republican is calling for the Senate to move forward on cattle market reform efforts, saying it would give the House an opportunity to respond and push efforts closer to a final agreement.
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee heard from Michigan producers who represent a broad range of commodities, scale and farming practices as the panel formally started hearings on the next farm bill.
House Republicans and Democrats on Thursday sparred over USDA nutrition programs at a hearing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, highlighting partisan divides over funding for food assistance in the 2023 farm bill.
The food supply in the United States is “as safe as it’s ever been,” Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf told Senate appropriators Thursday when questioned about the agency’s lack of action on food safety issues.