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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed Carmen Rottenberg as administrator of the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Paul Kiecker as her top deputy.
USDA chief Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday told a score of lawmakers, mostly from Western states, to prepare for what could be another record-setting wildfire season.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting production declines this year for corn and soybeans, the nation’s two most valuable crops, while the all-wheat harvest is expected to jump by 5 percent.
Nestlé is paying Starbucks $7.15 billion for the right to sell the chain’s coffee beans and drinks in groceries and other outlets around the world, a business that Starbucks says generated annual sales of $2 billion.
A new report by USDA’s Economic Research Service finds that the department’s Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program has had a positive effect on the survival and growth of rural businesses.
The Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bill that would create a task force to focus on the connectivity and technology needs of modern ag producers who are too often without broadband in their fields and ranches.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is getting more help as he continues to implement President Trump’s agenda and work with Congress on a new farm bill. On Monday, he presided over the swearing-in of five senior officials at the department’s Whitten Building.
