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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Lawmakers, farm groups and the ag industry are all eager for the Biden administration to move to a dispute process over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified white corn, but there’s no sign yet from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that it’s ready to do that.
The Bureau of Reclamation is laying out two sharply different alternatives for future Colorado River water cuts: Prioritize reductions based on water rights seniority – California’s preferred option or distribute cuts evenly across all Lower Basin water users.
It's too early to tell how much farmland will be flooded or too wet to plant this year, but new risk management options are available to help agribusinesses and custom harvesters who might suffer along with their farmer customers.
Western producers in areas once dealing with devastating droughts scrambled to keep their livestock safe and fed this winter as a series of storms caused record-breaking amounts of precipitation. Now, the snowpack is beginning to melt, and there are concerns about potential flooding.
Tribal governments say they could increase American Indian and Alaska Native participation in a wide range of USDA programs if they can get the authority to run them on their own through the next farm bill.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation estimates pork volume exports rose in February by 11% to 219,729 metric tons, while value increased by 10%, compared to a year ago.
NRCS will provide $75 million in financial and technical assistance to producers transitioning to organic production as part of the Organic Transition Initiative.
Full- and part-time employees of Smithfield Foods are eligible for up to 100% coverage of tuition and certificate program costs beginning on their first day of employment.
The Biden administration is proposing new tailpipe emission standards that likely can't be met unless auto manufacturers shift still more of their sales toward electric vehicles, a move that could reduce the market for biofuels.