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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended agency plans that would reduce funding to state and local safety inspection programs. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Califf Thursday on a number of agency priorities and its fiscal year 2025 budget request.
The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.
A new study showing that one in four active-duty members of the military are food insecure is “an eye-opening reminder of the challenges” faced by military families, according to a statement from the Agriculture Department.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says work is progressing on vaccines for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, but scientific and trade challenges remain.
House Democrats plotted their next steps on the farm bill after meeting Thursday to debate a brief summary of the latest GOP proposal for the legislation.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a dairy herd in North Carolina, bringing to seven the number of states where HPAI has been found in dairy cattle. The other states are Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, New Mexico and Ohio.
In an exclusive interview with Agri-Pulse, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn Thompson, says he’s found a way to fund changes in farm bill commodity programs, and he says he intends to move the legislation next month.
The cost of eating at home was unchanged for the second straight month in March as lower prices for dairy and grain products offset higher costs for beef, pork, chicken and eggs.
Food Inc., the movie that riled the agriculture industry back in 2008, is back. This time, as befits a sequel, it’s called “Food Inc., 2” and trains its lens on continued consolidation in the food industry and ultra-processed foods.
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