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Senate GOP sets up battle with House over research agencies

09/18/19 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher

Senate Republicans are moving a fiscal 2020 spending bill for the Agriculture Department that tees up a fight with House Democrats over the relocation of two USDA research agencies to the Kansas City region.

Washington Week Ahead: Democrats risk trade aid fight as shutdown looms

09/15/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

House Democratic leaders are aiming to push through a stopgap spending bill this week after threatening a fight with the White House, and potentially with some of their own rural members, over a plan that could jeopardize farmers’ trade aid payments.

New hemp farmers need a plan, a purchaser, and patience

08/14/19 6:25 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch

Farmers should join the enthusiasm about industrial hemp’s huge potential, ranging from medicinal uses to bioplastics, chemicals, fuels, paper and bioremediation – but proceed with caution.

Agencies pledge to streamline biotech regs, but timing unclear

07/24/19 6:40 AM By Philip Brasher

All three of the federal agencies charged with regulating bioengineered plants and animals are looking at ways of streamlining regulations and smoothing the path to commercialization for gene-edited traits.

Opinion: To keep America first in agriculture, FDA must return to the table on gene editing

07/17/19 1:55 PM By David Herring and Zippy Duvall

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to calls from our community to reconsider its role in regulating gene editing technology in animal agriculture. Despite the Trump administration’s recent directive to streamline costly and overly burdensome regulations that inhibit innovation and investment, FDA maintains it is unwilling to cede any regulatory control of this important technology.

NPPC launches new campaign on regulating gene edited livestock

06/26/19 6:20 AM By Ben Nuelle

A newly-launched campaign aims to promote USDA regulation of livestock gene editing when breeding animals for food.

Opinion: FDA overreach on gene-editing threatens US agriculture’s global technology lead

06/24/19 9:38 AM By David Herring

For more than a century, advances in science and technology have made the U.S. food supply the safest, most abundant and most affordable in the world. Our farmers have led the way in applying new developments in sanitation, robotics, GPS and scientific livestock breeding.

Washington Week Ahead: Trump looks to jump-start trade agenda in Japan

06/23/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump and his top trade negotiator head to the Group of 20 summit in hopes of re-starting negotiations with China before the trade war escalates further while simultaneously making progress in talks with the Japanese on reducing their barriers to U.S. farm exports.

FDA won't require amount of 'added sugars' on syrup, honey labels

06/19/19 6:11 AM By Steve Davies

Maple syrup and honey won’t need to note the amount of added sugars on their packaging under new guidance issued by the Food and Drug Administration.

FDA updates FSMA FAQ

06/12/19 10:17 AM By Sara Wyant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Washington Week in Review: Sept. 19, 2019: CR, CCC, Appropriations

Congress is working to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, and farm policy is playing a key role in the discussions. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on a funding debate that involved accusations of everything from partisanship to racism.