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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
Jim Jones, the FDA's newly designated deputy commissioner of human foods, sees partnering with food industry stakeholders as crucial to accomplishing the food safety goals of the agency.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is preparing to confirm later this morning that he will be using $2.3 billion in funding from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help farm groups promote their goods in foreign markets as well as donate more U.S.-grown commodities to those in need overseas, according to government officials.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan dropped out of the race for House speaker Friday after he lost a third floor vote and his colleagues subsequently voted in a private meeting against him continuing his candidacy.
Republicans continue to search for ways to expand the farm safety net. A senior member of the Senate Ag Committee, John Hoeven, R-N.D., says during this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that "folks are going to have to share."
FDA's newly minted deputy commissioner of foods, Jim Jones, says he's committed to implementing the recommendations of the Reagan-Udall Foundation report in a way that changes the agency's culture and oversight of human foods.
The average age of farmers today is 58, setting up a need to adopt new government policies to attract and retain new farmers and protect the agricultural industry’s ability to meet growing world food needs.
The House is scheduled to vote again this morning on Jim Jordan as House speaker after he was unable to turn enough votes to force a second vote Tuesday evening.