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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Inflation remains at center stage during this election year, and congressional Democrats are preparing to move a series of bills they say will help target the issue.
A proposed 8,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in South Dakota is joining a packed roster of planned and existing plants that could be forced to compete for shrinking cattle inventories in the years ahead.
In response to stories of abuse from sheep herders who come to the western United States on H-2A visas, an advocacy nonprofit and two public interest law firms have filed suit against Western Range Association. Western Range Association perceives, however, that that the "filing of this lawsuit and the timing, may be an attempt to utilize the press to gain a litigation advantage in another pending matter.”
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. announces keynote speakers for the 2022 Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Issues Summit. The event is being held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento on July 11, 2022. Virtual attendance options are also available.
The Biden administration is announcing a plan today to transform the U.S. food system by improving supply chains and addressing issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the agency is putting a priority on re-evaluating pesticides for their environmental impact under the Endangered Species Act.
Farmers in the Corn Belt are behind on planting spring crops this year, with cool and wet weather keeping them out of their fields. Many are now racing to get their corn and soybean acres planted before they reach the cutoff dates for federal crop insurance programs.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf faces lawmakers this week amid nationwide alarm over the shortage of infant formula and continued questions about the agency’s oversight of food and agriculture.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wraps up a trip to Europe where he's been in talks over the global food crisis and the war in Ukraine.