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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
Federal agencies directly purchased more than $9 billion in food last year, and legislators want to see that spending shifted to “values-aligned” purchasing to account for societal and environmental impacts.
Agricultural entities have questioned the legal authority of two H-2A proposals that they say would dramatically alter the current employer-employee relationship and drive up costs.
The pork industry is awaiting action by USDA ahead of Nov. 30 on whether processing plants can move to the faster line speeds that a few facilities have been allowed to use in a time-limited trial.
Lower turkey prices this year will help soften the cost of preparing Thanksgiving dinner this year compared to 2022, with the total price of the food down 4.5% to 9%, according to a pair of surveys.
Agricultural lenders in the Farm Credit System must have a plan of action on how they will service and enhance their relationships with young, beginning and small (YBS) farmers as part of a rule approved this fall by the Farm Credit Administration board.
Preventable diseases resulting from dietary choices serve as a wake-up call to make policy changes and integrate a greater level of clinician and primary care education on the role of nutrition and "food is medicine" interventions, according to a new bipartisan report on improving health care through nutrition.