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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Federal and state officials are investigating illnesses in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico after some older cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to reverse the Agriculture Department's decision to lift a long-standing ban on beef imports from Paraguay. The veto-proof margin was a major win for beef state lawmakers critical of the agency's analysis of foot-and-mouth disease risks posed by the South American country.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is under fire again from House Republicans over the Commodity Credit Corporation, this time both for suggesting the CCC could be used to supplement farm bill funding but also for refusing to use it to make disaster relief payments to some California producers.
Large grocery store firms used their size to get a leg up on their smaller competitors as the pandemic disrupted supply chains, the Federal Trade Commission concluded in a report issued today.
School meal directors got a break this month when Congress approved a multi-agency appropriations package that maintains current limits on sodium in school meals and gives schools the option to serve low-fat flavored milk.
American beef cattle are getting better quality grades than they used to, and some industry leaders think it's time to change the grading system to reflect that.
Infant formula supplies are at risk because of the domination of state markets that formula makers have due to the way the Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program operates, according to a Federal Trade Commission report.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is joining leaders of the Senate Ag Committee and some top CEOs at today’s annual Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit in Washington. This year’s summit is focused on the future of U.S. agriculture, and new revenue possibilities in a wide range of sectors.
Lawmakers are going to be leaving a lot of money on the table – nearly $1.8 billion – if they can’t agree on putting Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding into a new farm bill.
The Agriculture Department on Wednesday announced it will use $138 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding to enroll 138 new easements into the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
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