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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
The rush to plant hemp for CBD production as well as the legalization of marijuana in many states has created a conflict for those wanting to grow hemp for grain or fiber.
Hemp industry stakeholders are pushing for regulatory certainty as one of the crop's chief byproducts gains in popularity and interest from a curious consumer base.
The industrial hemp industry’s “green rush,” which began in mid-2017, has cooled, at least for those growing hemp for the cannabidiol (CBD) market and many companies that process it.
Uncertainty about how schools will open this fall has elevated concerns that the food items and supplies the country’s 13,698 public school districts need could be difficult to come by.
Shuttered bars, restaurants, and food courts across the country are slowly opening back up, but experts say it could take years before they’re experiencing pre-pandemic levels of business.
A Trump administration plan to reduce the amount of fruit and some vegetables such as carrots that schools must serve to kids has alarmed nutrition advocates, many lawmakers and two former agriculture secretaries.
Federal rules for disclosing biotech food ingredients officially start taking effect Wednesday, but manufacturers and retailers don’t have enough information yet from USDA on how to comply with the regulations, say industry officials.
Farmers nationwide could be forced sometime soon to start ensuring the eligibility of all new employees using the federal E-Verify system, which current agricultural users say is so flawed that many undocumented applicants can easily get around.
The debate over the role of nonfat solids in the nation’s milk is back as organizations and government officials look for a way to put a little more money in the producer’s pocket.
