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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Lawmakers are inching ever closer to a government shutdown. It’s true that Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, is still two weeks away, but House conservatives continue to play hardball with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Supermarket prices increased slightly for the second consecutive month and are up 3% over the past year, led by a 6% hike over the past 12 months in the cost of bakery products, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency may have to back off its proposed mitigation measures for atrazine because of serious questions about research on the herbicide’s impacts on aquatic life.
Congress continues to move toward a showdown on federal spending this week. But first, the Senate is going to take up a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills, including the measure to fund the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration.
We’re getting some clues as to what may or may not be in the next farm bill, and how lawmakers are trying to address some key priorities for farm groups ahead of taking up the legislation.
The Senate has kicked off its fall work period staring at a possible government shutdown – and continued uncertainty as to when a farm bill can get to the floor.