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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
USDA has cleared the state of Arizona to test a program aimed at limiting fraud and reducing illegal trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit (EBT) cards.
As if the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons weren’t evidence enough of dicamba’s potential to stray from its intended target, representatives of Monsanto and BASF presented ag retailers last week with a laundry list of application mistakes to avoid in 2018.
U.S. farmers need to start planning now to survive stagnant commodity markets, agricultural economist Dan Basse told an audience at the American Seed Trade Association Tuesday.
The Trump administration has already insisted on renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S. pact with South Korea (KORUS), but there is no sign that free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama are in jeopardy for the same treatment.
The National Restaurant Association released its annual survey of 700 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) on Tuesday, designed to predict food and beverage trends at restaurants in the coming year.
Congressional Republicans head to the finish line on tax reform after ramming a historic package of tax cuts through the Senate with one vote to spare.
Lawmakers wrestling with how to compensate citrus growers and other producers for hurricane-related losses are considering creating a temporary revenue protection program or providing grants to states to distribute to farms.
Livestock production has long been fingered as a significant contributor to climate change, fueling movements such as Meatless Mondays, the campaign to get Americans to cut back on meat consumption.
The Agricultural Marketing Service needs to strengthen its oversight of checkoff programs to ensure consistent and clear methodologies are employed to help evaluate results, the Government Accountability Office says.
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