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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, May 05, 2024
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is moving ahead with some controversial reorganization moves just a few weeks after hitting the pause button so they could be discussed further.
Senator Ted Cruz has gotten headlines for placing a hold on Bill Northey’s USDA undersecretary nomination, but he hasn’t gotten what he really wants: a meeting at the White House and substantive changes in renewable fuel policy.
There’s still confusion surrounding whether or not the Department of Agriculture is working to put together a contingency plan to help out farmers if the U.S. pulls out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but experts say such a plan really wouldn’t help much in a worst-case scenario.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue raising concerns about USDA’s grant-making process and possible budget cuts to the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2017 - House Republicans will seek to push their tax reform plan through committee this week, knowing it likely faces significant changes in the Senate to meet its budget rules.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2017 - The National Organic Standards Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal to prohibit hydroponics in organic production, as defined by the board’s subcommittee on crops, disappointing growers who want organic certification restricted to crops grown in soil.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - USDA is providing $12 million to enable dairy operators in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to purchase emergency feed for their cattle.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2017 - The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nominations of Bill Northey and Greg Ibach to serve as undersecretaries at USDA, but a potential legal snafu could hinder Northey’s initial work at the department.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 – The Department of Agriculture got the protein sector’s attention Tuesday when it announced intentions to withdraw a controversial rule that would have altered the relationships between contract growers and the businesses with which they work.
