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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 21, 2025
States are learning that the Food and Drug Administration will cut funding for state cooperative agreements on produce and manufactured food inspections and recall teams by up to 60% as the overall agency budget has remained stagnant.
The Senate cleared the House’s continuing resolution funding the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown at midnight. The crucial vote came when 10 Democrats crossed the aisle to vote to cut off debate on the measure. Farm-state Republicans helped kill an amendment endorsing cuts to USAID.
The Agriculture Department is making investments worth $163 million in Rural Energy for America grants, loans and technical assistance for 338 projects to install solar panels, wind turbines or other energy sources, and make other kilowatt-reducing improvements for farms and small businesses.
Last week, the EPA took a major step in addressing PFAS contamination by finalizing a national drinking water standard for some chemicals. The next step for stakeholders will focus on funding water systems to meet the new standards. While the Biden administration has opened additional funds for this task, water systems say it’s not enough.
In this opinion piece, U.S. Representative and Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson explains why Rural America needs a Farm Bill and how a meaningful funding framework is a reasonable solution.
When USDA announced its coronavirus relief payment plan it wasn’t clear when – or even whether – farmers would get all of the payments that they are eligible for.
A key Republican senator says that the Senate’s coronavirus aid package is likely to include a similar level of aid to what was in the House-passed HEROES Act: $33 billion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2017 - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received a lot of support at a farm bill listening session held in Modesto, Calif., Saturday,...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - The House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture and energy subcommittees approved bills today that reject most of the cuts sought by President Trump.
