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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 03, 2024
The U.S. is donating billions of dollars worth of food and other humanitarian assistance to address the global food crisis, but some of the poorest regions in the world still stand on the precipice of famine.
White House officials are sifting through reams of outside comments about the goals of the upcoming White House hunger conference and have yet to announce a specific date or dates, or an agenda.
The combination of factors that came together within the last two years for California food and agriculture “should be considered a Black Swan event” that was unpredictable yet can have severe impacts, according to a leading analyst.
Online shopping and supply chain resiliency are two of the hallmark policies the Department of Agriculture plans to take to address infant formula access through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to extend the compliance deadline for pre-harvest water testing requirements for produce other than sprouts, the agency said in a proposal that also extends the comment period on proposed changes to those requirements.
The House will debate a package of six spending bills that include funding for departments and agencies critical to agriculture, and Republicans are pushing for votes on amendments aimed at highlighting key parts of President Joe Biden’s regulatory agenda.
Progress was made Wednesday toward an agreement to open up Ukraine’s main Black Sea ports and a deal could be struck soon, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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