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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Bipartisan members of the House voted 330-99 in support of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act allowing whole milk and 2% milk to again be allowed in school lunches.
The U.S. agricultural industry had a successful sojourn in Dubai, with dozens of industry and government officials bringing the message that farmers can address climate change using a “climate-smart” approach that does not sacrifice production.
Montana Democrat Jon Tester has managed to use his agriculture background and down-home image to maintain his lock on a seat representing a largely conservative constituency. But with his spot up for grabs in a rigorous-looking race that could determine which party controls the senate, the organic grain farmer will have to fight to reclaim it.
Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020.
An estimated 2 million parents and young children could be turned away from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as the program faces an anticipated $1 billion shortfall in 2024, according to a new analysis released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Supermarket prices rose just 0.1% in November as lower costs for beef, pork and poultry offset higher prices for fruits, vegetables, cereals and bakery products, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
Farm groups are warning Congress that revoking China’s trade status could set off a new trade war that would have serious repercussions for the ag economy.