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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Mark Reisinger has returned to the Agribusiness Association of Iowa to serve as the interim CEO and Anne Thompson has joined the Farm Credit Council as vice president of young and beginning farmer programs and industry outreach.
A South Dakota lawmaker is calling on Congress to move forward with plans to add more transparency to cattle markets to help address “underlying frailties within the marketplace” even though current prices for market cattle are reaching record prices.
Federal Reserve action to curb inflation is also having an impact on the business decisions of American producers, according to a panel of ag economy experts speaking Monday at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit.
USDA’s Equity Commission has taken a major step toward issuing a set of recommendations it says would address racial discrimination and make the implementation of USDA programs equitable across the department.
Borrowers in danger of losing their farms due to hefty sums of money owed to the Department of Agriculture received about $800 million in relief Tuesday.
Farm Credit Council is expanding its internship program aimed at students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to also include members of the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences at other institutions.
New program will feature members of Congress, federal and state officials, farmers, ag and food commodity groups and roundtable panelists for debates and discussions.
Efforts to raise awareness and to work toward ending the stigma around mental health paid dividends when the COVID-19 pandemic further ratcheted up stress levels. But challenges remain.