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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
A new report being released today says the federal government and private sector have key roles to play in getting more farmers to participate in agricultural carbon markets.
Frank Yiannas, former FDA deputy commissioner of food policy and response, shares lessons learned from a lifetime working on food safety for Disney, Walmart and FDA, while looking at new technology and initiatives.
Democrats on the House Ag Committee are warning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that additional GOP attempts to tighten SNAP eligibility could “jeopardize” passage of a farm bill.
If you think hiring good employees for food and agricultural jobs is difficult now, the data doesn’t indicate it’s going to improve anytime soon. Understanding generational differences in today's labor makeup will help ag companies weather the tight labor market.
Lawmakers continue to struggle with what to do about commodity programs in a new farm bill, including how to pay for increases in reference prices. One idea is to require farmers to update their base acreage to reflect current plantings.
A bipartisan quintet of House Ag Committee members visited Maine Monday for a listening session on the next farm bill, and many local speakers used the event to call for improved crop insurance in the region.
Pet food and specialty pet food treats and supplements packaging will more closely resemble human food labels with new, recommended labeling regulations approved for publication by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and sought by the industry.
House Republican leaders continued to struggle Wednesday to get the party support they need to bring up the fiscal 2024 spending bill for USDA and FDA.
