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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will allow farmers to resume using chlorpyrifos insecticide on 11 crops in response to an appeals court ruling last month that the agency failed to adequately consider the safety of those uses.
Border rail crossings critical for U.S. grain traffic to Mexico remained closed for a second straight day Tuesday as Customs and Border Protection continued to divert its attention to processing the surge of migrants.
The Treasury Department on Friday released guidance on a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that will allow agricultural commodities to qualify as SAF feedstocks under an updated version of the Energy Department’s relatively ag-friendly model for calculating the carbon intensity of biofuels, administration officials say.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson said Thursday that he now hopes to move a new farm bill by March. Meanwhile, his staff has started briefing farm organizations and other groups this week on possible sources of funding that face resistance from Democrats.
Bipartisan recommendations issued by a special House committee call for raising tariffs on Chinese exports and taking steps to protect U.S. farmers from the trade retaliation that would likely result.
Supermarket prices rose just 0.1% in November as lower costs for beef, pork and poultry offset higher prices for fruits, vegetables, cereals and bakery products, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.