Articles by Derrick Cain

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2013 – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should be allowed to use funds collected from settlements and fines to fund itself during the government shutdown, and Congress should increase violation fines, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton is expected to say today in a pr

Lawmakers will continue to work to end the one-week shutdown of the federal government, which has left the USDA and many agencies nearly abandoned.

A recent Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) study found that the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program in the House-passed farm bill, which would tie target prices to farmers’ current-year planting decisions, would skew crop production, according to the American Soybean Association

While 79 percent of Americans say they are at least somewhat knowledgeable about nutrition, several gaps exist between their “perception of the adequacy of their diets and reality,” according to a report released Oct. 3 by the International Food Information Council (IFIC).

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by the livestock sector could drop by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies, according to a study released recently by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Shoppers at grocery stores are facing slightly higher prices compared to the first half of 2013, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Semi-Annual Marketbasket survey.

House Democrats introduced comprehensive legislation reform legislation today which aims to provide a pathway to legal status for millions of undocumented people – many of whom are farm workers.

Congress failed to avoid a federal government shutdown early this morning largely because of the continuing dispute between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

The value of U.S. agricultural exports has doubled over the past decade and growth in developing countries is expected to further increase demand for exports, according to a report released Thursday by the Joint Economic Committee.

A possible shutdown of the federal government moved closer to reality early Sunday as the House sent legislation (H.J.Res.59) back to the Senate, containing a one-year delay of implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.