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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, November 22, 2024
The drought that continues in much of the Midwest despite recent rainfall could affect not only crops but also the ability of producers to get their corn and soybeans to foreign markets.
Agriculture and renewable energy groups have told EPA the agency is pursuing an impractical, single technology solution for auto emissions that fails to account for the benefits of biofuels.
For the third Congress in a row, House members have offered a bill addressing agriculture’s labor shortage, reintroducing the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which allows year-round ag labor for H-2A workers and creates a merit-based visa program for the ag sector.
The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are still several months away from voting on a new farm bill, but the major issues in each of the 12 titles are coming into focus even as lawmakers continue offering new proposals they’d like to see included. Here is a summary of the issues in play as well as notable proposals lawmakers would like to see included in the bill.
At AGCO, two big engines of innovation for the company emphasize a path to fully autonomous and clean energy solutions for farmers in the company's quest to help increase net farm income 20%.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients were overpaid at a rate of 9.84% in fiscal 2022 and underpaid by 1.7% on average as state agencies struggled with staffing coming out of the pandemic, according to USDA.
U.S. farmers planted 6% more corn acres this spring than last year but 5% fewer soybean acres, which is likely to drive U.S. soybean exports lower because of tighter supplies and higher prices.
Consumers are starting to slow purchases of plant-based meat alternatives as their promises of improved sustainability don’t overcome the health considerations of those alternatives, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Extensive internal and external feedback is leading the Food and Drug Administration to further refine a reorganizational plan to include clear responsibilities for the leader of the Human Foods Program and significant changes for its Office of Regulatory Affairs.
