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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new round of climate-smart commodities projects, funding smaller initiatives that target niche markets and often have a greater role for minority farmers and institutions.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce a new round of projects today that will test approaches to developing and marketing low-carbon commodities.
Congress faces a Friday deadline for keeping the government funded, while the Agriculture Department this week will announce a second round of projects that will test approaches to developing and marketing low-carbon commodities.
UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley talks to Agri-Pulse about how he won over skeptical lawmakers and worked with the Trump and Biden administrations to build the world's largest food aid effort and address a series of crises.
Leon Panetta, a former CIA director and secretary of defense under President Barack Obama, delivers a forceful call for both political parties to work together to bolster U.S. agriculture and address the nation’s fiscal problems.
An independent commission issues a report this week that's expected to make far-reaching recommendations for fixing widely perceived weaknesses in the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods programs.