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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
In this opinion piece, Sid Miller, Texas Agricultural Commissioner, argues that the bird flu response he's leading illustrates why he opposes the current Republican-led effort to override state authority in the Farm Bill.
The meat and dairy industries are trying to assure the public beef and milk is safe, despite the finding of dairy cattle infected with avian flu in at least two states.
A congressional proposal to bar states from regulating agricultural products produced or manufactured in other states has divided governors and state agriculture officials.
The Agriculture Department says it plans to conduct preparatory work on the debt relief program for socially disadvantaged farmers, following an order from a federal judge in Texas stopping USDA from providing payments.
The Biden administration's efforts to provide the debt relief to minority producers called for by Congress suffered another legal setback on Friday with an order from the Northern District of Texas prohibiting payments based on race and certifying the case as a class action.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, with backing from former President Trump’s immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, alleges in a lawsuit that the new $4 billion debt relief plan for minority farmers unconstitutionally excludes white producers.
The citrus industry in Texas is expected to lose hundreds of millions of dollars due to last week’s winter storm, but other sectors say it may take weeks before economic impacts are fully known.
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to consider the nomination of Katherine Tai to be President Joe Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative and point person on the future of trade relations with China.
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