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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
The Agriculture Department raised its estimate for corn production to 15.1 billion bushels, a jump from its June projection of 14.8 billion, but slightly lowered its prediction for ending stocks, in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued Friday.
Spending for USDA and FDA would be increased by 3% in fiscal 2025 under a bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, drawing a sharp contrast with the House GOP version of the measure.
USDA is spending $110 million to expand meat processing through more than 50 grants for projects in 30 states, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack defended President Joe Biden’s ability to lead the country Wednesday, citing his record on job creation and stance on Russian aggression.
The Agriculture Department is taking a deliberate approach to the question of whether cows should be inoculated against avian flu, even as some vaccine developers report substantial demand for a vaccine from dairy farmers worried about lost milk production.
Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year worldwide. Almost half (46%) goes to landfills, 22% becomes litter, 17% is incinerated, and 15% is collected for recycling. However, less than 9% is actually recycled.
The Trump campaign – and most notably Donald Trump himself – are trying to distance themselves from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a blueprint for a new GOP administration backed by dozens of conservative groups that includes controversial recommendations to overhaul federal farm and nutrition programs.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s broad measure of global food commodity prices was unchanged in June, although vegetable oil prices rose 3.1%, driven in part by strong biofuel demand.
Both dairy producers and processors scored wins in a long-awaited proposal USDA to overhaul federal milk pricing in line with changes in industry practices and market conditions.
The Agriculture Department is proposing to scrap a change made by the 2018 farm bill to the way fluid milk is priced under federal milk marketing orders. The proposal is part of a broader plan, which must be approved by producers, to reform the pricing of dairy products.
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