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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 26, 2024
In this opinion piece, Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice President of Government & Industry Relations at AEM, spotlights the benefits of precision agriculture for farmers and our planet.
Members of the organizations hosting this week’s record-setting Commodity Classic in Houston are discussing a hefty slate of priorities, but none more prevalent and consistent than a desire to pass a new farm bill.
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has changed up the leadership in the upper chamber of the California Legislature, and Julie Hesketh-Laird is the new CEO of FIVS.
Gary Millerchip has accepted the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Costco and Beth Tritter now serves as a partner at FGS Global in the government affairs division.
The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass, who currently serves as the organization's first vice president, to replace president Jamie Johansson during the Farm Bureau’s 105th Annual Meeting in Reno.
The Food and Drug Administration is promoting Namandjé Bumpus to principal deputy commissioner upon the retirement of Janet Woodcock early next year. Bumpus joined the FDA in August 2022 to serve as the agency’s chief scientist. Michael Rogers has been named associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
Deere and Co. doubled its operating profit from production agriculture in the latest quarter, expecting row-crop farmers to be “very profitable” this year and making money well into 2024 due to the historically strong commodity markets.
Judith McMeekin has announced plans to retire from the Food and Drug Administration on June 30 and California Citrus Mutual has brought on Michael Bliss.
Passage of the Consumer Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Act makes Colorado the first U.S. state to allow farmers to legally fix their own equipment.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers' January 2023 ag tractor sales data shows a steady decline of U.S. ag tractor sales, while Canada experienced sales growth in all segments.