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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Companies planning thousands of miles of pipelines to transport liquid carbon dioxide throughout the Midwest are making slow but steady progress in obtaining voluntary easements, but the projects still face fierce opposition from many property owners, including farmers.
An Agriculture Department program that is set to play a big role in the Biden administration's efforts to deploy renewable energy and increase energy efficiency on farms and in rural areas has been steering the bulk of its funding into solar projects, but USDA officials will be looking to diversify technologies somewhat with a historic infusion of new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act
The chicken industry used a recent public hearing to push back on many aspects of an Agriculture Department proposal to tweak salmonella regulations in poultry production.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a rule laying out recordkeeping requirements for foods that could be linked to foodborne disease outbreaks.
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office report suggested the FDA commissioner should direct the agency to track the dates of the last pre- and postmarket reviews for all food contact substances in a way that allows FDA to readily identify substances that may warrant postmarket review.
Agricultural lenders are bracing for declines in farm profitability next year amid the looming threat of a recession, but some believe strong commodity prices could help ease some of the potential pain producers experience.
Republicans are widely expected to win control of the House in today’s mid-term elections, and GOP chances of winning the Senate appeared to be rising as well in recent days.
The latest international climate conference, known as COP27, kicked off Sunday in Egypt, with an expected focus on helping developing countries deal with climate change.
Former House Ag Chair Collin Peterson says the U.S. is “going to have to ride out this volatility” in the global grain markets as traders seek to get a handle on the path forward for trade in the Black Sea region.
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