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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The fate of a key cattle market reform proposal is at stake as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association kicks off its annual convention today in Houston.
The USDA will fund 60% of the cost of adding a new 25-acre container yard at the Port of Oakland, while also subsidizing ag exporters' shipping expenses, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Biden administration wants to repeat the project elsewhere.
The USDA announced Monday plans to help fund a new 25-acre container yard at the Port of Oakland to try help farmers get their rice, beef, pork, almonds, hay and other agricultural commodities into containers and on to ships.
The House Agriculture Committee launches an in-depth examination of farm bill programs this week, starting with a hearing on conservation spending, and the full House will debate a competitiveness bill that seeks to bolster trade remedies and address trade with developing countries.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and President Biden’s ports envoy, John Porcari, will be discussing the ongoing supply chain crunch at a webinar Monday sponsored by Agri-Pulse.
The reported retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will give President Joe Biden his first — and perhaps only — opportunity to fill a Supreme Court seat.
The World Bank is releasing a report today that calls for repurposing global farm subsidies to promote agricultural innovations that can slash greenhouse gas emissions while also increasing food production.
Farm groups are concerned the Senate version of the House-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act won't have the same strong provisions for getting U.S. farm goods onto container ships amid the supply chain crisis.