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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 02, 2024
More than $3.3 million worth of cocaine was found in a shipment billed as a truckload of Persian limes after a search by Customs and Border Protection officials.
Basil Gooden’s nomination to be USDA’s next Rural Development undersecretary has been confirmed by the Senate, ending the months-long nomination process.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s long-awaited action on a looming petition that would authorize the year-round sale of higher ethanol blends came Thursday, but with a caveat that frustrated the biofuels industry.
A new facility in Bonita, Arizona, will add to the NatureSweet portfolio in Arizona and expand the company’s ability to grow cherry tomatoes and other produce.
The California Bountiful Foundation, a wing of the California Farm Bureau Federation, is accepting enrollment in the new Expanding Our Roots: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Mentorship Program.
The California Water Resources Control Board said it still needs more than 40% of the required water usage reports that were due at the beginning of the month.
A European policymaker and senior congressman debated ag policy during USDA's Ag Outlook Forum, and a top ag economist opined that farmers are in position to handle the downturn in commodity prices, for this year at least.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a fresh $500 million in funding for wildfire mitigation Tuesday and warned lawmakers to keep the Inflation Reduction Act's forestry funding aimed at its current purpose.
A new report from the Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service projects the nation’s pork producers could soon be sending more product overseas than their poultry counterparts.
