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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee pressed USDA deputy secretary nominee Xochitl Torres Small Wednesday on how the department can streamline the delivery of its programs and better support underserved producers.
USDA is funneling more assistance to producers looking to maintain their organic certification as the department also stands up a new grant program to develop markets for the products.
Shoppers saw more relief at the grocery store in April as prices fell another 0.2%, driven by declines in dairy products, pork, eggs, and some fruits and vegetables.
Asparagus production in the Golden State has plummeted and farmers are turning to unique varieties and new marketing avenues to continue producing the crop.
More than 1,000 people gathered in Washington this week, in what amounted to a dry run for the next United Nations climate conference in December, where discussion of food systems will be front and center.
The nation’s largest farm group is throwing its weight behind a petition the National Milk Producers filed with USDA to reform federal milk marketing orders.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s index of global food commodity prices rose for the first time in a year last month, led by increases in the cost of sugar and meat.
Meatpacking giant JBS USA is bringing its sanitation work in-house after one of its former contractors, Packers Sanitation Services Inc., was fined by the Labor Department for child labor violations.
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