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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 07, 2024
Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, an organization closely allied with President-elect Donald Trump, has been selected to serve as agriculture secretary.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, plans to attempt once again to reform the existing farm bill payment limits, seeking to tighten the amount of people eligible for the government's agricultural programs.
Leading farm groups are making another appeal to senators ahead of their August recess to reach agreement on reforms to the H-2A visa program for farmworkers.
Ahead of a key Senate hearing this week, economists at Texas A&M University have finished their analysis of a revised bill that would mandate levels of cash trading in the cattle markets.
Fertilizer prices are continuing to soar and threatening to go higher, so the Senate Agriculture Committee has asked economists at Texas A&M University to update a study that detailed the sharp cost increases heading into this year.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack confirms that USDA is expecting to spend about $1 billion from the Commodity Credit Corp. for developing climate-smart agricultural commodities.
In this opinion piece, Sharon Bomer Lauritsen with AgTrade Strategies LLC and Bart Fischer with Texas A&M University discuss their support of comprehensive agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In this opinion piece, Dr. John Penson Jr. with AgAmerica Lending discusses the global trade market and the biggest challenges U.S. farmers will likely face in 2022.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she’s “very optimistic” that substantial new funding for farm bill conservation programs will be included in the $3.5 trillion spending agreement that Democrats have announced. Stabenow has been seeking $50 billion in new conservation funding to promote climate-friendly farming practices.