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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
The House is expected to vote this morning on a revamped farm bill (H.R. 2642) that would exclude the nutrition title and repeal a major stronghold for agricultural interests, the 1949 and 1938 permanent law.
Fresh from a GOP conference meeting, Rep. Steve King, R- Iowa, told members of the American Soybean Association that Republican leaders plan to split the farm bill into two parts
The School Nutrition Association (SNA)’s decision to hire a new firm for advocacy and legislative services prompted some members and outside observers to question whether the association is so fed up with new school lunch requirements that they are bTacking away from being advocates for children’s
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council filed a lawsuit and sought a restraining order on Friday in an attempt to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from releasing personal information about farmers and ranchers
Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will not pass another farm bill extension and called on House leaders to pass the version of the farm bill that passed the Senate by a 66-27 margin on June 10
TUSCON, ARIZONA, June 22, 2013 - Researchers at the University of Arizona say a new global assessment they released this month helps scientists explain why genetically modified crops have suppressed some pests
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas acted like a “maestro†to orchestrate a new farm bill, but could not convince 234 lawmakers, including 62 from his own party, to play the same tune.