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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
New climate standards that would require railroads to switch to zero-emission locomotives could reduce market competitiveness and increase food costs, significantly affecting the Midwest.
Tractor Supply Co., one of the largest rural retail chains, is withdrawing carbon emission goals and ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across its 2,300 locations. The Brentwood, Tennessee, firm had faced criticism in conservative media.
The election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico's new president ushers in a new cabinet with a commitment to uphold a six-year ban on imports of genetically engineered corn for food use.
A resolution has been introduced in Congress to block a USDA rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for bison and cattle moving between states.
World agricultural production will need to increase 47% to 61% by 2050 from a 2011 baseline, depending on the rate of global population growth, USDA economists say.
Senate Ag Committee veteran Chuck Grassley sees a glimmer of hope for a farm bill in comments Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock made to Agri-Pulse about reference prices.