Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

House Ag Republicans release new details of draft farm bill

PLC reference prices would rise 10-20%

05/10/24 4:25 PM By Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.

USDA projects rising ending stocks amid price slump

05/10/24 3:09 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA on Friday projected higher ending stocks for major row crops that will be harvested this year.

Opinion: The cost of global hunger

05/09/24 3:40 PM By Marshall Matz

In this opinion piece, Marshall Matz, Senior Counsel at OFW Law in Washington, D.C., discusses the expansion of global hunger while highlighting its causes, solutions and impacts on the United States' national security and our environment.

Daybreak: May 8: Vilsack to talk food with Newsom’s wife, billionaire donor

05/08/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Ag Secretary Karen Ross in Los Angeles today to discuss the state’s policy on free school meals.

USDA updates almond marketing order following referendum

05/08/24 7:05 AM By Philip Brasher

USDA is modifying the federal marketing order for California almonds in part to help the industry build new markets.

USDA picks groups to help with Climate Corps

05/08/24 6:05 AM By Philip Brasher

Some 28 organizations, government agencies and universities have been picked to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps.

Daybreak May 6: ‘Modern Ag’ gets focus in nation’s capital

05/06/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The National Mall will be showcasing the latest innovations in precision agriculture and farm equipment this week.

FDA solidifies authority over genetically altered animals, but with new input from USDA

05/01/24 6:16 PM By Rebekah Alvey

The Food and Drug Administration will continue to take the lead in regulating intentional genomic alterations in animals, with assistance from the Agriculture Department on specific products, FDA said Wednesday.

Wheat for the long haul: tentative optimism about biotech

05/01/24 6:18 AM By Des Keller

The positive reception that biotech wheat has received in Argentina is being closely watched in the U.S., but experts say any genetically engineered variety faces a long road to approval here.

Election uncertainty, review law see agencies race to finalize new regs

05/01/24 6:10 AM By Philip Brasher

If it looks like the Biden administration has been rushing out a lot of new regulations in recent days, there’s a good reason. The administration faces a deadline to ensure that new rules can’t be repealed under the Congressional Review Act in 2025.

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05.10.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 10, 2024: Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on farm bill, rural broadband

South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will mark up a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and what the next few weeks will look like. He also dives deeper into the rural broadband efforts.

Then, Joby Young with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Jonathan Coppess with the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois join this week’s show to discuss the political environment around a farm bill.

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