We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Terms and Cookie Policy
Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
As part of his "My cause, my cleats" initiative, a professional football star will support the Project Food Box mission to promote access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables to vulnerable communities.
EPA has released a draft strategy addressing the impact of herbicides on federally endangered species in a bid to streamline legally required — but often lengthy — consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
House Republican leaders have been struggling to get the votes to move a partisan fiscal 2024 funding bill for USDA and FDA ahead of the long summer recess, raising fresh doubts about how soon lawmakers can start working on the farm bill this fall.
A federal appeals court says it doesn’t have jurisdiction over a challenge to dicamba registrations brought by soybean and cotton growers, leaving the herbicide's fate in the hands of a pair of district courts entertaining somewhat differing lawsuits.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s budget would be slashed to its lowest level since 1991 in a spending bill approved by the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee Wednesday.
Farmers need more assistance conserving water, Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said at a hearing Wednesday where he touted new legislation that would help them do it.
An untiring advocate for ag, Sen. Shannon Grove has gained a reputation for routinely reminding her colleagues she represents the nation’s most productive county is gaining new heights.
USDA advanced regulatory approval for a Davis-based company creating a new seed technology that will allow growers to identify plant stress within 48 hours of onset and help pinpoint remedies with potentially fewer pesticides.