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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, May 03, 2024
The Senate Agriculture Committee is expected this week to approve proposals aimed at weakening the market power of meatpackers but have long divided producers.
Representatives of major farm groups told leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday that the existing farm bill programs are inadequate to protect farmers from rising input costs.
House Democrats, struggling to maintain their tenuous control over the House amid soaring food and fuel prices, win passage of a package of bills aimed at promoting competition in the meat sector, reducing fertilizer usage and expanding the use of biofuels.
After months of delay, President Biden has finally nominated a longtime USDA staff member as the chief ag negotiator at USTR and Ocean Mist Farms has hired Jenny Rivera.
President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime aide to be the chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., has joined the House Agriculture Committee.
The House is expected to clear a bill this week aimed at ending port bottlenecks and also pass a package of measures that Democrats claim will help bring food, fertilizer and fuel prices under control.
JBS USA has named Karla Thieman senior vice president, public policy and government affairs, and Sarah Gallo has joined the Consumer Brands Association.
A Senate Agriculture Committee member says the Department of Agriculture is “seriously evaluating” a letter sent by members of Congress from the upper Midwest that would support farmers struggling with late planting.
The Giant Co. named Jennifer Heinzen Krueger as its vice president of team experience effective Monday. Krueger replaces Jenny Martin, The Sugar Associations Matt Lutcavage, who is pursuing a new opportunity.
Jenny Martin has started working for The Sugar Association as the senior director of communications, and CGB Enterprises has tapped Eric Slater to lead the organization as the new chief executive officer.