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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
The latest definition of “waters of the U.S.” may be better in some respects for farmers than a Obama administration’s 2015 rule, but the new regulations give the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers discretion that will create uncertainty for landowners.
Russia’s repeated claims that the Black Sea Grain Initiative only helps wealthy nations have kept Ukraine on the defensive for months. Now, Ukraine is trying to flip the script on Moscow, with support from the U.S., United Nations, Japan, France, Norway and other countries.
Tax credits and funding boosts for on-farm energy programs through the Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more farmers to install anaerobic digestion systems on their farms, a major part of the Biden Administration’s plan for reducing methane emissions.
The largest beef buyer in the world has updated its plans for the use of antibiotics in cattle production, but critics say more specificity and urgency are needed to better address the issue.
A federal appeals court has upheld a North Carolina law designed to make it harder for farmworker unions to enter into collective bargaining agreements with employers.
American pork exporters will have more time to send product to Philippine partners at familiar tariff rates following the December extension of existing duties rather than a potential increase.
Kevin McCarthy looks to take the House speakership when the new Congress convenes this week, but he is still struggling to win over hard liners who have been pushing for concessions that could weaken his authority.
The Biden administration's new “waters of the U.S.” rule came under immediate criticism from farm groups and their GOP allies in Congress, who said it could expand federal jurisdiction over agricultural lands.