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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
The semiannual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) opened haltingly Tuesday, delayed for 30 minutes by a protest over policy changes and, moments later, a procedural effort to remove the USDA official charged with running the meeting.
Weeks after being caught on video kissing a married staff member, Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La., told his home town newspaper that he won’t seek reelection.
The men and women driving farm and food policy from the helm of nonprofit trade associations may not be ?bringing home the bacon? like folks leading publicly-traded companies, but a review of their compensation packages shows significant gains from prior years.
Stakeholders involved in the effort to expand broadband service in rural America say economic, legal and policy concerns often get in the way, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new report on scientific breakthroughs discovered by USDA researchers that led to new patents and inventions, which are detailed in USDA’s 2013 Annual Report on Technology Transfer released today.
Large-scale agriculture deals funded by U.S. companies in Paraguay, Guatemala, and Colombia are undermining local food security and displacing small-holder farmers, according to a report released Tuesday by the worldwide development organization Oxfam America.
Large-scale agriculture deals funded by U.S. companies in Paraguay, Guatemala, and Colombia are undermining local food security and displacing small-holder farmers, according to a report released today by the worldwide development organization Oxfam America.
Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., underwent emergency heart surgery at an Arkansas hospital this morning and “is receiving excellent care,†according to a statement from his office. Boozman is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Beef producers and some members of the agricultural community are expressing concerns that a government-appointed committee of nutrition and health experts is paying too much attention to reduced meat consumption as they debate recommendations for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the creation of a new investment fund designed to help propel the growth of small businesses across rural America. Advantage Capital Partners, which will manage the fund, and their partners from eight Farm Credit institutions have pledged to invest
