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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Strong commodity prices and tight grain stocks are likely to keep pressure on fertilizer prices for some time to come, a representative of the industry told the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.
As is the case in the months leading up to the debate over a new farm bill, members of the House and Senate Ag Committees are dropping legislation to signal their policy priorities.
Farms may be required to pay higher wages to some foreign workers under changes the Labor Department has finalized in the way that H-2A minimum pay rates are calculated.
The Congressional Budget Office plans to issue new estimates of farm bill spending before lawmakers move a new bill later this year, according to a Senate source.
The Senate Agriculture Committee will turn its focus to farm bill conservation programs this week, while House Republicans put the spotlight on the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule and other regulatory issues.
The Biden administration’s chief agricultural negotiator, Ambassador Doug McKalip, sees signs that Mexico wants to avoid a protracted trade battle over biotechnology.
Specialty crop producers are looking to the next farm bill to expand crop insurance options and provide increased funding to address a number of challenges facing the sector, including needs for automation and development of new, safer pesticides.
The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance proposed a series of new farm bill provisions that the coalition of ag, food and conservation groups believes are needed to help producers and landowners address climate change.