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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Azar taps Sharpless for acting FDA Commissioner

03/13/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that National Cancer Institute Director Ned Sharpless will serve as acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner after Scott Gottlieb leaves the agency next month.

Kip Tom picked as ambassador to UN food programs

07/12/18 1:00 PM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump has picked Indiana agriculture leader Kip Tom to be the U.S. representative in Rome to the U.N. World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

Opinion: The Missing Link in Global Food Security

07/27/17 9:45 AM By Marshall Matz

The 2018 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Report notes that global food production will have to increase by 60 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people forecast for 2050.

Opinion: The strategic grain reserve for your living room

05/26/17 12:02 PM By Dan Glickman

Consider this modern paradox: At a time when 20 million people around the world face starvation, roughly one-third of all food grown for human consumption is lost or wasted.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak for March 9, 2017

03/09/17 8:07 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9, 2017 - The House Agriculture Committee continues a series of hearings on the next farm bill today, and there will be a spotlight on dozens of programs that won’t have funding unless Congress comes up with more money.

Farm Hands on the Potomac…for March 1, 2017

03/01/17 1:23 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1, 2017 - DaNita Murray has some added responsibility on the majority staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes

This week's guest on Open Mic is Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association. Dykes says trade is a critical issue for the dairy sector and discusses export markets abroad. Here at home, he says the industry must adapt to the desires of the consumer, both in the products IDFA members produce and how the message surrounding them is communicated.

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