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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
USDA, EPA and the Interior Department could all shut down at the end of this week unless lawmakers can reach a deal on President Trump’s funding demands for the border wall.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is leaving his position by the end of the year as he faces a growing list of investigations into his travel and political activity during his time.
The USDA announced Friday a 300,000 metric ton sale of U.S. soybeans to Chinese buyers, following a Thursday purchase announcement of 1.13 million tons.
Farms and businesses suffering from insufficient internet connectivity could get some help from a grant and loan program that USDA will launch in the new year with higher service requirements than the department originally proposed.
The USDA confirmed Thursday morning that China has purchased 1.13 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, ending months of virtually no purchases since the Chinese government levied a 25 percent tariff on soybeans, corn, wheat, sorghum and other ag commodities.
A new five-year farm bill that enhances existing programs while offering new assistance to less traditional forms of agriculture and legalizing industrial hemp easily won final congressional approval from the House on Wednesday, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The new farm bill expected to head to President Donald Trump’s desk within days is making history with the breadth of support inside and outside Congress. The reason is plain to see in its 540 pages.
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced their new “waters of the U.S.” proposal Tuesday at an event that attracted dozens of farmers and industry leaders who had long sought straightforward definitions that allowed farmers to more clearly decide how to operate on their lands.
Along with providing food to struggling low-income families, USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has increasingly focused on developing new ways to help SNAP beneficiaries graduate from SNAP by finding stable jobs.
Rice millers and farmers from Central America and the Dominican Republic are making an urgent plea to their U.S. counterparts: Help stop the reduction in tariffs on U.S. rice.
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