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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, May 17, 2024
President Joe Biden heads to Brussels for meetings this week with European Union for discussions likely to touch on ongoing trade disputes, while Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to Capitol Hill to face questioning about his policy plans.
Agri-Pulse Communications Inc. announced today a new partnership with the Sustainable Agriculture Summit, joining the event in its seventh year as the 2021 Summit’s exclusive Media Partner.
The Department of Agriculture will propose three new rules to strengthen enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, potentially restarting another contentious debate about the government’s role in the relationship between processors and producers.
Debt relief payments to minority farmers from the Agriculture Department are on hold after a federal judge granted a restraining order in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the program.
Leading farm groups are supporting Field to Market President Rod Snyder to become EPA’s agriculture adviser. Field to Market has played a leading role in developing and promoting sustainability metrics and organizes a popular annual conference.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is heading to Brussels for a summit hosted by the European Council next week and says she’s optimistic ahead of expected “intense negotiations” to end two disputes with the European Union as well as work with European allies to address trade challenges from China.
The nation’s largest beef producer group says a commonly-applied descriptor on steaks, roasts, and patties offers a disservice to consumers and products alike and is petitioning the Department of Agriculture to change or eliminate it.