Checkoff reforms face uphill battle in Congress

01/22/20 6:24 AM By Ed Maixner

Some small-farm backers and animal welfare advocates are pushing for tighter policing of checkoffs, but the self-help commodity promotion programs are popular with most farmers, so don't hold your breath expecting new mandates from Congress.

GIPSA reboot coming this fall

07/10/19 6:35 AM By Ben Nuelle

The Agriculture Department is taking another shot at rewriting regulations restricting how meat and poultry processors can treat producers, and familiar battle lines are being redrawn ahead of an anticipated release.

New ‘family farm’ group forms

08/30/17 6:20 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - A group called Family Farm Action has been launched to lobby for the interests of family farmers and against “multinational agribusiness monopolies that are destroying rural economies and way of life.”

National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: Policymakers have a huge opportunity to leverage venture investment in food and agriculture. Here’s how.

In this opinion piece, Sanjeev Krishnan with S2G Ventures outlines a path that policymakers can follow to avoid the issues that arise when policy lags behind food and ag tech investment and innovation.

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Agri-Pulse interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack: March 2, 2021

Less than a week into his second stint on the job, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has already identified the key immediate priorities for USDA to address. Vilsack addresses those priorities and more in this interview with Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher, Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant.

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