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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
As red lines form within his party over the farm bill, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock stressed the concerns he’s heard from both rural and urban constituents and the importance of strengthening coalitions to get a balanced farm bill passed.
The United States has paused inspections of avocados and mangos from Michoacán, Mexico, after two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held captive during field inspections, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.
A farm bill doesn’t appear to be headed anywhere in the Senate, even though Ag Committee Republicans have now outlined their proposal. Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., doesn’t think the House Ag Committee’s bill can pass the House and fears a Senate bill could face the same fate, she says on this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
Two major farm groups are joining the American Petroleum Institute to challenge EPA 2027-2032 tailpipe emissions standards that they argue are essentially an electric vehicle mandate.
The Port of Baltimore, a major national shipping point for farm equipment equipment and commodities including sugar, has fully reopened for commerce following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, John Boozman, has laid out his proposals for a new farm bill. For the most part they mirror the bill the House Ag Committee approved last month, which means the partisan divide over policy and funding is no closer to being resolved.
Preliminary results from a multi-year study on Southwest agriculture found that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations can be a factor in spreading strains of E.coli through airborne dust.
Some in the nutrition research space argue a lack of federal focus and funding on nutrition could hinder the Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee's ability to address key issues impacting American’s health like ultra-processed foods.