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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The State Department is allowing the shipping and distribution of food aid to resume, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced. Some $560 million worth of commodities had been stalled ports around the world following the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
As red lines form within his party over the farm bill, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock stressed the concerns he’s heard from both rural and urban constituents and the importance of strengthening coalitions to get a balanced farm bill passed.
Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.
The forecast for U.S. wheat production got a boost Tuesday with bigger estimates for spring and durum, but global supplies are expected to remain at their lowest level since the 2016-17 marketing year, according to USDA's latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.
A new study released by Mercaris, an organic commodities trading platform, suggests more land and farming operations are converting to organic production.
No matter if you’re in the crop or livestock business, a pair of analysts think 2018 will bear a striking resemblance to 2017, as established trends continue to be reflected in the markets.
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017- President Donald Trump renewed his threats to the North American Free Trade Agreement Tuesday, promising that he might “get rid of it.”
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - School food service directors, who say they’ve been struggling to meet increased nutrition standards that have boosted food costs, are looking for some help in the next farm bill.
