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Battle brewing over lab-grown meat as public meeting approaches

07/03/18 8:22 AM By Steve Davies

A meeting scheduled by the Food and Drug Administration next week will offer a window into the debate over who should regulate the fast-growing lab-grown meat industry, which uses animal cells to produce meat grown outside the animals.

US farmers planting fewer corn, soybean acres; more wheat

06/29/18 1:15 PM By Daniel Enoch

U.S. farmers are planting fewer acres with corn and soybeans this year, while sowing more wheat, cotton and sorghum, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service said in an annual report.

Simple labels increase consumer acceptance of GMOs, study finds

But a separate survey released today shows continuing concern about technology

06/27/18 1:51 PM By Steve Davies

The public’s attitude toward genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food is difficult to define, as illustrated by the results of two surveys released today. One found that GMO labels in Vermont lessened consumer fears, while another found that half the American public had human health concerns when shown a bottle of cooking oil with a “BE” label.

Senators target crop insurance, sugar in farm bill debate

06/27/18 6:52 AM By Philip Brasher

Leaders of the Senate Agriculrure Committee are working this week to protect their farm bill from floor amendments that could cut crop insurance or other key programs.

Bioplastics can boost plastics industry and farm income

06/27/18 6:25 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

Traditional petroleum-based plastics that can survive for centuries are piling ever deeper across once pristine beaches and ocean floors around the world. According to a report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, “the ocean is expected to contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight).”

How sorghum's drought-resistant genes could benefit other crops

06/27/18 6:20 AM By Tyler Ash

University of California researchers are on the path to discovering genes that assist in drought resistance in sorghum, which could potentially be applied to other important cereal crops like corn, wheat, rice and barley in the years to come.

USDA provides $5.2 million in Farm-to-School grants

06/27/18 6:10 AM By Sandra Cowherd

Over 2.8 million students nationwide will enjoy nutritious, local foods through the USDA Farm-to-School Program grants totaling $5.2 million.

White House criticizes Senate farm bill but avoids veto threat

06/26/18 12:02 PM By Philip Brasher

The White House criticized the Senate farm bill for not tightening work requirements for food stamp recipients and omitting regulatory reform proposals, but the administration notably stopped short of threatening a veto of the legislation.

Senate votes to take up bipartisan farm bill

06/25/18 6:16 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate got off to a resounding bipartisan start to its farm bill debate, voting 89-3 on a procedural motion for the legislation that would maintain the structure of the 2014 farm law while preserving a range of programs that are on the verge of running out of money and legalizing the production of industrial hemp.

Two chosen to receive World Food Prize for nutrition work

06/25/18 2:38 PM By Corryn La Rue

The two 2018 World Food Prize laureates announced on Monday have never worked with each other, but their roles in improving maternal and child nutrition worldwide go together.

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08.23.2024

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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