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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, March 29, 2024
The House of Representatives cleared a pair of bills critical to the livestock sector Wednesday, but the measures might face different fates in the Senate.
The nation’s largest beef industry group is set to ask its members for fresh direction on how to approach price discovery discussions on Capitol Hill and throughout the sector.
A bipartisan group of four senators has an agreement that might serve as a vehicle to address long-standing issues of price discovery and transparency in the beef industry.
New legislation from a bipartisan contingent of House members would create a contract library in the beef industry, something the sector has called for amidst a push to add transparency into opaque transactions.
Bills introduced in the House and Senate would allow summertime sales of higher ethanol blends, addressing a recent court decision that found the Environmental Protection Agency's waiver allowing year-round sales of E15 exceeded legislative intent.
The Senate could vote soon on the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill intended to speed the development of ag carbon markets, but it’s not yet clear what the House will do with the legislation.
The beef industry will face scrutiny this week from senators who are under pressure to curb the pricing power of big meatpackers, while the full Senate is nearing a vote on a bill to accelerate the development of ag carbon markets.
A slew of legislation introduced in the last six months addresses everything from how beef is processed to how live cattle are bought and sold in the marketplace.
The Senate returns to work this week with Republicans struggling to agree among themselves on a coronavirus aid package, and USDA is poised to announce a new round of relief payments to farmers.
A bipartisan group of senators are asking the Justice Department to “expediently” investigate what they call “concerning circumstances” within a beef sector rocked by processing capacity issues and accusations of profiteering at the highest levels of the supply chain.