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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Enforcement of the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule is now blocked in 27 states following an appeals court decision out of Cincinnati Thursday in a challenge brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and business groups.
Producers are working to recover from dozens of tornadoes that tore through six different states over the weekend, including one giant storm with up to 206-mile-per-hour winds that ripped apart grain bins, destroyed poultry barns and killed at least 64 people across nine Kentucky counties.
From the Southeast to New England, the Pacific Northwest to the mid-Atlantic, and most places in between, states are embracing hemp as a welcome alternative for growers struggling with low commodity prices.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity, a familiar move that could help pave the way for more growth in his home state.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 - The potential, but also the pitfalls, of new technologies to streamline the delivery of SNAP benefits was highlighted at a hearing of the House Agriculture Nutrition subcommittee, which hosted witnesses from technology companies, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and New York City as it gathers information in preparation for the 2018 farm bill.
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