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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 – The Trump administration today informed Congress that it intends to officially begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Energy Secretary Rick Perry may not have sought out the advice of renewable energy groups when he asked his staff to prepare a new study, but he’s getting an earful anyway.
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Major solar industry players are lining up to fight a Suniva trade petition that calls for new tariffs on solar cells and modules from countries around the globe, potentially doubling prices and causing demand for solar energy to drop.
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - China appears to be ready to open up its growing market for beef imports to the U.S. and this time, the “devilish details” seem to be finally nailed down.
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s plan to eliminate USDA’s office of undersecretary for rural development (RD) – currently reporting directly to the Secretary of Agriculture - could leave rural America ...
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - States looking for more control over their own wetlands have long had the option of assuming authority of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting program from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico is a scary proposition for many U.S. farm groups, ...
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 - The National Association of Counties, National Farmers Union and 13 other organizations are asking Congress to block the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate USDA’s undersecretary for rural development.
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week makes his first appearance before lawmakers since taking office, and he’s expected to defend his department’s reorganization plan that includes eliminating the undersecretary for rural development.