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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, October 07, 2024
After announcing an agreement last week, House and Senate negotiators released details of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The far-reaching legislation would authorize projects aimed at fixing ailing locks and dams, improving ports and waterways, restoring damaged ecosystems,
Concerns about “healthfulness†are on the rise, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2014 Food and Health Survey.
lawmakers said they finally reached a deal on the $8.2 billion Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) and may vote on the conference report as early as next week.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today that his team has made progress on implementing every title of the new 2014 farm bill
leaders from several towns, counties and businesses who are working together for a regional approach at gathering investments can increase the odds of successful rural development.
Reaction to the EPA?s proposed rule to determine which bodies of water and wetland are protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA) has been swift and strong, with some lawmakers and agricultural groups calling it a massive government overreach while environmentalists said the proposal would help prot
The U.S. biofuels industry is bracing for the latest version of an international climate change report that could, for the first time, take a negative view of the production of food crops for biofuels.
U.S. wheat farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to find rail transport for their crop, a squeeze brought on by increased competition from oil and coal shipments, a bumper grain crop, an improved economy that is jacking up the amount of consumer goods being shipped, and a freakish run of ex
While noting that the ability to work “across the aisle†is increasingly difficult, especially in a divided, extremely partisan Congress, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson couldn’t help but tout his organization’s role in pushing for final passage of a new farm.
