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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 02, 2024
As is the case in the months leading up to the debate over a new farm bill, members of the House and Senate Ag Committees are dropping legislation to signal their policy priorities.
The Biden administration’s chief agricultural negotiator, Ambassador Doug McKalip, sees signs that Mexico wants to avoid a protracted trade battle over biotechnology.
Neil Caskey, the current head of communications and industry relations efforts for the National Corn Growers Association, has been chosen as the group’s next CEO.
USDA is releasing the first $850 million in conservation program funding from the $18 billion provided by the Inflation Reduction Act to ramp up the adoption of climate-smart farming practices.
Livestock producers are signing up for programs that had long been overlooked by the industry, leading to a beef producer group jotting down another line item on an already lengthy lobbying agenda.
A monthly measurement of how farmers and ranchers feel about the ag economy went up slightly in January as producers say they’re feeling better about their future expectations.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has rolled out a new direct loan application that will require interested producers to fill out less than half the paperwork.
