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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Cassie Bladow is returning to the office of Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., this time as chief of staff. The North Dakota State alum has been serving as vice president at the U.S. Beet Sugar Association.
USDA today published in the Federal Register a final decision to establish an Federal Milk Marketing Order that would cover the entire Golden State. Before it goes into effect, however, the plan must be approved by producers.
U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans than corn this year – for the first time since 1983 – but acreage for both crops will be smaller than in 2017, according to USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today issued a statement making it clear that USDA does not regulate, or have any plans to regulate, plants produced through new breeding tools such as genome editing, as long as they are not plant pests or developed using plant pests.
USDA’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is making up to $8.4 million available for training and technical assistance for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers.
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the National Pork Board are jointly putting up $2 million for a competitive research program to improve pig health.
Hundreds of ag stakeholders braved a Nor’easter Wednesday predicted to drop almost a half foot of snow in Washington to attend a summit on ag food and policy hosted by Agri-Pulse. Kicking off the event was Ray Starling, special assistant to President Trump for agriculture, who assured the audience that the White House position on ag trade was, "We are open for business."
The Honey Bee Health Coalition, working with an international team of 12 scientists, has secured a $475,000 grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research to facilitate the testing of chemical compounds that could help beekeepers more effectively treat Varroa mite infestations.
A funeral service for Rep. Louise Slaughter will be held Friday in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater in Rochester, N.Y. Slaughter, who died March 16 following a fall at her home, was 88 and had represented the Rochester area in the House of Representatives since 1987.
