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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
President Joe Biden tries to sell his economic agenda to the country with his annual State of the Union address this week, and the Senate Agriculture pivots its farm bill preparations to focus on commodity programs and crop insurance.
An index of global food commodity prices dropped for the 10th straight month in January on declines in the cost of vegetable oils, dairy products and sugar.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson on Thursday announced the reorganization of subcommittees and named the six chairmen of the panels.
As Congress gets ready to start working on a new farm bill, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is making one thing clear: She won’t consider any cuts to the funding she got in the Inflation Reduction Act for climate-related farming practices.
The House Agriculture Committee is undergoing a wholesale overhaul with a new roster that is heavy with first-term lawmakers and significantly more diverse than what the panel had when heading into previous farm bill debates.
A special committee on China created in the Republican-controlled House will spend part of its time investigating Chinese investments in U.S. agriculture and the risk they could pose for food security.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he wants to see more spending by state and local governments to improve local marketing conditions for farmers and ranchers.