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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
In a move welcomed by farm and biotech groups but met with wariness by food safety and organic advocates, USDA has decided to take another stab at biotech regulations, withdrawing a proposed rule that mostly pleased no one.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2017 - The National Organic Standards Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal to prohibit hydroponics in organic production, as defined by the board’s subcommittee on crops, disappointing growers who want organic certification restricted to crops grown in soil.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The U.S. shipping industry is facing a vicious circle. A decline in shipments of American food aid is causing the fleet to shrink. Now, lawmakers are citing that dwindling fleet as a reason to further reduce the amount of food aid shipped via U.S-flag carriers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 – Owners of commercially minor livestock species – such as buffalo, goats, geese and ducks – may gain freer access to much more information on health care products for the critters under their care.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Ted McKinney is in India this week, leading an agribusiness trade mission on his first international trip as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 – After leaving the Grocery Manufacturers Association in July, Campbell Soup Company announced this week that it will join the Plant Based Foods Association.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2017 – The Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke a health claim that consumption of soy protein can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2017 - House Republicans reveal the details of their tax reform plan this week as GOP leaders mount an ambitious pre-Thanksgiving campaign to get tax bills through both chambers before the holiday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – For all the talk of Mexico ditching U.S. corn, soybeans and rice, there hasn’t yet been a major shift despite the faltering efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - California pesticide control advisers (PCA’s) need to become more involved in deciding the fate of agriculture in their state, by engaging state lawmakers, supporting grower groups, and donating money to political action committees.
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