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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources is recruiting 16 new extension specialists over the coming year with expertise in issues ranging from agricultural toxicology to the economics of food supply chains.
The White House on Wednesday announced plans to hold the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in September, the first such meeting in 53 years.
Key senators are seeking to waive rules that sharply increase the cost of shipping U.S. food assistance overseas at the same time anti-hunger groups are set to call for far more aid than the Biden administration has requested so far to address the developing global food crisis.
Farmer sentiment improved in April with commodity prices spiking amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, but producers increasingly worry about the steep increases in input costs, a monthly survey shows.
A new report by the AGree initiative and The Data Foundation assesses several ways to protect the privacy of USDA data that’s used to assess the impact of farming practices.
Economists have raised their forecast for farm income this year. As a result, farm earnings are expected to be about the same this year as last, despite sharp increases in production costs.
The Agriculture Department announced Tuesday that it accepted about 2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program during this year’s general signup, well short of what could be needed to keep CRP from shrinking this year.
Seed giant Corteva is packing up and ceasing all operations in Russia as the country continues its military invasion of Ukraine, according to a press release from the company.
Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee heard from Michigan producers who represent a broad range of commodities, scale and farming practices as the panel formally started hearings on the next farm bill.