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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
MEXICO, August 9, 2017 -A Mexican district court judge in Los Mochis ruled last week that the systems approach for U.S. fresh potato imports “lacks scientific basis” and, citing phytosanitary concerns, ordered a continued ban on U.S. potatoes in most of Mexico.
BELGIUM, August 9, 2017 - Millions of eggs are being recalled in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany after they have been found to be contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil.
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - The U.S. Postal Service is selling a new set of Forever stamps to promote the vital role pollinators play in sustaining agriculture.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2017 – The leaders of the two biggest U.S. farm groups opened the sugar industry’s annual Sweetener Symposium Monday with a plea for unity among ag groups as Congress gets down to negotiating a new farm bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2017 - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received a lot of support at a farm bill listening session held in Modesto, Calif., Saturday,...
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - Alongside new spending for cotton and dairy producers and demands for increased conservation funding, proposals to clamp down on unemployed food stamp recipients also could become a challenging issue as lawmakers look to write a new farm bill.
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - The U.S. dairy sector is fighting harder than ever on several fronts to halt the European Union’s global efforts to block cheese producers in other countries from using names like Roquefort, Asiago and Gorgonzola on the products they export.
INDIANA, August 2, 2017 - Concepts like indoor farming, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), the vertical farm, and aeroponics are turning year-round, locally grown produce into commercial reality.
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a qualified health claim linking consumption of soybean oil to reduced risk of coronary heart disease.
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - USDA’s Risk Management Agency will make crop insurance available to beekeepers in 19 additional states, meaning it will now be available in all contiguous 48 states.
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