Articles by Steve Davies

Where do 2020 Dems stand on climate and agriculture?

06/26/19 6:45 AM By Steve Davies

If just one environmental issue comes up during the Democratic debates scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, there’s a pretty good chance it will be climate change, a subject Republicans prefer to avoid but Democrats trip over themselves to talk about.

DOJ investigating price fixing in chicken industry

06/26/19 6:06 AM By Steve Davies

The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a case alleging price fixing by major poultry manufacturers, in order to ensure the integrity of grand jury deliberations in a criminal investigation exploring the same allegations.

Supreme Court rules SNAP data can remain private

06/24/19 11:42 AM By Steve Davies

Grocery stores and other retail outlets participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program do not have to disclose SNAP redemption data under the Freedom of Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled today.

CDPR: California pesticide use dropped in 2017

06/19/19 9:37 AM By Steve Davies

Agricultural pesticide use in California declined 1.9 percent in 2017 — or about 3.7 million pounds — according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Ag industry fights back against effort to rid oats of glyphosate

06/19/19 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

An effort by the Environmental Working Group seeks to eliminate the use of glyphosate in oat production, but farm and food industry groups are defending growers’ use of the herbicide and accusing EWG of trying to scare consumers away from oat products without justification.

Addition of glyphosate to dicamba increases volatility, researchers find

06/19/19 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

University of Tennessee researchers are advising farmers and pesticide applicators to avoid mixing Roundup with dicamba because of the possibility of volatilization.

FDA won't require amount of 'added sugars' on syrup, honey labels

06/19/19 6:11 AM By Steve Davies

Maple syrup and honey won’t need to note the amount of added sugars on their packaging under new guidance issued by the Food and Drug Administration.

Bayer leans in to sustainability with new initiative

06/14/19 1:30 AM By Steve Davies

Bayer plans to reduce its “ecological footprint” by 30 percent by 2030 under a new sustainability initiative announced today.

ERS, NIFA employees aren't sold on Kansas City

06/13/19 6:08 PM By Steve Davies

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tried to sell the Kansas City region as an attractive new home for employees of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture at an “all-hands” meeting Thursday to brief those agencies’ employees. But some weren’t buying it.

Kansas City picked as new location for ERS, NIFA

06/13/19 10:12 AM By Steve Davies

Citing hundreds of millions in savings over a 15-year period, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the Kansas City region has been chosen as the new home for the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. But ERS will not be moved under the Office of Chief Economist, as previously proposed.

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December 22, 2024

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. As trade tensions with China have shifted more of their imports from Brazil, U.S. soybean farmers have successfully diversified their global demand base. Sutter says domestic supplies have higher quality than soybeans from anywhere else in the world and thus prove a better value for customers both in raw beans and in soy products. Sutter says production sustainability is becoming a greater priority in some markets which is a big advantage for U.S. soybean farmers and he sees increases in both global demand and production of oilseeds.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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