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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
In this opinion piece, Britt Groosman, vice president of agriculture, water, and food for the Environmental Defense Fund, says we owe it to farmers, ranchers, and families to get food production ready for a world that’s getting hotter.
In this opinion piece, hog producers Josh Coombs and Reggie Strickland argue consumers and farmers would benefit from a farm bill provision that would stop California from enforcing Prop 12 requirements on out-of-state pork production.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in three additional dairy herds in Michigan, the state’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Friday.
States are trying to meet land conservation goals and protect agricultural acreage, but securing enough money – and enough land to do that has been difficult across the country.
The Labor Department has recovered over $540,000 in wages for 268 H-2A workers in North Carolina after uncovering violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the H-2A program.
A federal appeals court has upheld a North Carolina law designed to make it harder for farmworker unions to enter into collective bargaining agreements with employers.
As parts of the Southeast get a better handle on the damages inflicted by Hurricane Ian, a North Carolina Republican says legislation he has authored could be helpful in the rebuilding effort.
The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday a new partnership created to improve wastewater sanitation in rural and historically underserved communities.
Smithfield Foods has settled litigation over hog farms in North Carolina after an appeals court decision upheld a nuisance verdict against a company subsidiary.
