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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said today he is planning on officially starting negotiations with Japan next month for a bilateral free trade agreement.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided the implementation dates for the 2018 farm bill, saying the first payments to dairy producers could be delivered in July, and he told lawmakers that the White House is working on a comprehensive immigration reform proposal with the help of a USDA adviser.
Advocates for dairy farmers pressed USDA officials at a farm bill listening session to move quickly to get payments to financially strapped producers, while other groups urged the department to put a priority on removing barriers to cover crops and scheduling signups for major conservation programs.
Companies producing meat through cell-cultured technology say they are closer than ever to putting a commercially available finished product on dinner plates, but not everyone shares the same level of optimism.
The roles of plant-based foods and carbohydrates in a healthy diet will be among the items on the agenda for the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee as the group crafts recommendations for the 2020 version of the guidelines.
The island nation of Haiti, rocked by recent violent protests over allegations of corruption, inflation and a flailing economy, needs cheap food, and the country is reaching out to U.S. rice farmers and millers for help.
USDA’s new program to expand broadband service in rural America is getting a fresh infusion of cash even as the department has delayed the application process for the first round of grants and loans that appear to be in high demand.
If the EU succeeds in placing further expanding restrictions on the use of generic terms such as parmesan, asiago, and feta, a new study suggests dire consequences for the U.S. dairy industry.
The House of Representatives has joined the Senate in reauthorizing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, often called PRIA 4 because it’s the fourth iteration of legislation that helps fund EPA’s pesticide program through registration and maintenance fees.
President Donald Trump recently signed legislation to update the National FFA charter, an action the organization hopes will lead to greater self-governance and could lead to an expanded national officer team in the years to come.
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