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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan released USDA’s “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food†Compass and report today to harsh reaction from Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS. who said the effort isn’t “steeped in realityâ€
Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry meet on Tuesday for a hearing focused on future conservation challenges as they relate to the next Farm Bill.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit brought by The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) and dozens of other plaintiff growers and organizations against Monsanto Company.
the Environmental Working Group (EWG), released a new paper to make the case for linking crop insurance benefits to conservation cross-compliance and updating farmers’ conservation plans.
the Senate Agriculture Committee’s first 2012 farm bill hearing focused on how the same type of risk management thinking for commodities should be applied to small towns, rural counties and regions.