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USDA issues GMO disclosure rules

12/20/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Spencer Chase

New disclosure requirements finalized by USDA for biotech foods will exempt products with inadvertent amounts of genetically ingredients as well as vegetable oils, sugar and other foods where the DNA of genetically engineered crops can’t be detected.

USDA plan slashes SNAP work exemptions

12/20/18 5:00 AM By Spencer Chase

The Trump administration is moving to make it much harder for states and localities to get waivers from the work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for able-bodied adults without dependents.

FDA: Livestock antibiotic usage falls by one-third

12/18/18 2:00 PM By Spencer Chase

Usage of medically important antibiotics in food production has fallen sharply in the wake of new restrictions on how farms can employ the drugs, the Food and Drug Administration says.

Washington Week Ahead: Biotech, SNAP rules expected amid shutdown threat

12/16/18 9:00 AM By Philip Brasher

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.

New farm bill bolsters the old, funds the new

12/12/18 6:50 AM By Philip Brasher

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.

Farm bill SNAP pilots show pockets of success

12/12/18 6:40 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

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.

McDonald’s rolls out antibiotic reduction strategy

12/12/18 6:26 AM By Spencer Chase

McDonald’s is aiming to lessen the use of medically important antibiotics, but many specifics of the restaurant chain’s plan are still up in the air.

GAO: Agriculture accounts for more than half of child worker deaths

12/12/18 6:20 AM By Ben Nuelle

Of the 452 child-worker fatalities reported between 2003 and 2016, more than half (237) occurred in agriculture, the Government Accountability Office said in a report.

Few surprises in last WASDE of 2018

12/12/18 6:15 AM By Daniel Enoch

There were few major surprises in the last WASDE report of 2018, released Tuesday, with estimates of corn production and soybean production unchanged from November.

Farmers, rural businesses object to proposed SBA loans restriction

12/12/18 6:11 AM By Ed Maixner

The Small Business Administration has heard from over 2,700 farmers, including poultry feeders, and rural small businesses and others mostly opposed to amendments to the SBA's Express Loans regulation that would make any operator getting more than 85 percent of revenue from a single source (rather than a usual 70 percent SBA ceiling) ineligible for those loans

Open Mic: Mark Eisele, President National Cattlemen's Beef Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Mark Eisele, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. The Wyoming rancher says even though profits are now better for cattlemen than row crop producers, they still need a new farm bill to ensure herd safety and provide opportunities to maintain and grow global markets. Sustainability is important and Eisele discusses how cattlemen are working to produce safe, high quality protein with an even smaller environmental footprint. He also discusses the legal challenges one South Dakota rancher is facing with USDA's Forest Service.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 23, 2024: Agri-Pulse reports from the DNC with Cheri Bustos & Tom Vilsack.

Cheri Bustos, a former Illinois congresswoman and ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discussed rural perspectives on the presidential race and recounted her experience in Congress with vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.
Then, we asked Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack — who attended the DNC in his personal capacity — what a Harris administration will approach some key issues for agriculture.

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