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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and an Iowa pork producer filed a lawsuit today in federal district court, charging the National Pork Board with striking “an unlawful backroom deal†with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) for the purchase of the “Pork: The Other White Meat†s
After several days of partisan bickering over which party is most to blame for the failure to tackle some of the nation’s biggest challenges, lawmakers managed to pass a continuing resolution but failed to pass a new farm bill
An Alabama state senator claims that USDA and DOJ are implementing a new process for discrimination settlements that further discriminate against women and Hispanic farmers
The U.S. House of Representatives may consider a three-month extension of the current farm bill before leaving town to campaign for the November elections.
House GOP leaders are in the process of trying to assess the potential vote count in anticipation of offering either a three-month or one-year farm bill extension up for a vote next week, according to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla.
thirteen farm organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders today and asked that they refrain from passing the disaster assistance package which was approved by the House on August 2.
– Rural leaders from across the United States outlined the Obama Administration’s accomplishments during a meeting of the Rural Council Tuesday at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
