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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Groups working to help farmers and consumers get legal rights to the information and parts they want to fix equipment are pushing the Federal Trade Commission for regulations on manufacturers’ repair policies.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is going to join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Commodity Classic in Houston on March 1. That’s the day the Biden administration is supposed to announce its update of the GREET model that’s used to measure the carbon intensity of biofuels.
USDA’s 2024 Ag Outlook Forum kicks off today with an address from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Economist Seth Meyer’s outlook on the U.S. farm economy.
Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.
Specialty crop importers who rely on USDA's daily data report on foreign products arriving at U.S. ports of entry say it paints a confusing picture that makes it difficult to negotiate prices with foreign suppliers.
The Agriculture Department and Americorps on Monday unveiled the Working Lands Climate Corps, a program aimed at recruiting more than 100 young people to provide outreach and technical assistance for farmers looking to implement conservation practices.
The Biden administration is taking a new step today in the development of the American Climate Corps, which is aimed at training a new generation of professionals to work in conservation and climate-related sectors.
A longstanding court case over salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake rivers will see a five-to-ten-year pause after a federal judge agreed to give the Biden Administration, four Northwestern tribes, an assortment of environmental groups and the states of Washington and Oregon additional time to test out a $1 billion agreement intended to resolve the dispute.