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Farm policy critic Booker in line to lead Senate Ag Democrats

02/04/26 6:07 AM By Steve Davies

Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s decision to run for governor of Minnesota has put a Northeast senator in a rare position: If Klobuchar wins, her fellow Democrat, Sen. Cory Booker, would be next in line to become ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

FDA proposes ban on brominated vegetable oil in food

11/02/23 3:48 PM By Jacqui Fatka

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food after new studies found the ingredient used in some citrus beverages could cause adverse health effects.

Ex-NRCS chiefs re-kindle discussion around conservation means testing

08/09/23 6:20 AM By Noah Wicks

Five former Natural Resources Conservation Chiefs last week joined specialty crop growers in calling for a loosening of income restrictions for conservation programs, but opponents warned that such a change will only make it harder for smaller farmers to participate.

Opinion: Response: Collin Peterson’s column filled with mistakes

03/02/23 10:43 AM By Scott Faber

In this opinion piece, Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group says Rep. Collin Peterson's recent criticism of EWG's Farm Subsidy Database contains numerous errors.

Advocates for farmworkers say COVID issues need to be addressed

06/24/20 6:36 AM By Steve Davies

Farmworker advocates are sounding the alarm about the growing threat of COVID-19 to the more than 2 million people who harvest a wide variety of crops grown in the U.S.

GMO labeling mandate lumbers toward the finish line

07/03/18 10:55 AM By Ed Maixner

USDA is plodding toward a GMO food labeling requirement, years after some food manufacturers went ahead on their own.

Are consumers ready to accept gene editing?

02/11/18 8:57 PM By Ed Maixner

Americans are easily riled about genetically modifying crops, even though they know little about the science. So, what about consumer understanding of a new and much different approach to precision breeding called gene editing?

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06.19.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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