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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, September 02, 2024
Lawmakers are rushing to finalize a new budget for USDA and several other departments and agencies after the White House and congressional leaders announced a deal Sunday on overall funding limits for fiscal 2024.
Lawmakers announce a deal with the White House on topline spending levels for fiscal 2024, clearing the way for appropriators to finalize budget details for USDA and other departments and agencies.
Despite a looming government shutdown amid talks to secure another continuing resolution, as well as upcoming elections, Congress needs to make sure it passes a farm bill this year, says the leader of the nation’s largest farm organization.
The congressional budget fight could result in some significant cuts to programs at USDA and elsewhere in the government, based on an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office.
Ethanol, trade and America's relationship with China are a few of the topics Republican presidential candidates have been talking with Iowans about as they barnstorm the state in preparation for the state’s Jan. 15 caucuses.
Agricultural groups want the U.S. Supreme Court to decide on whether the executive branch can supersede land use laws through the growing use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish huge acre tracts of national monuments.
Soybean growers in Brazil already have lower production costs than their U.S. counterparts, and Brazil is making some headway in cutting its inland transportation expenses as well, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.