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USDA examining future of food boxes

03/03/21 6:33 AM By Steve Davies

The Department of Agriculture is reviewing whether and how to continue the Farmers to Families Food Box program, as the effort begins to wind down after serving a critical — but often criticized — role during the still continuing food crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three new deputy undersecretaries named at USDA

01/21/21 11:15 AM By Steve Davies

USDA is getting three new deputy undersecretaries, including a strong proponent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to help lead the department in the Biden administration.

Hemp rule provides more flexibility on testing, disposal

01/15/21 1:48 PM By Steve Davies

USDA loosened regulatory requirements for hemp in a new rule issued Friday, giving producers more time to harvest their crops after testing for THC levels and not requiring they use laboratories registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration until the end of 2022.

Food box program continuing with $1.5B from relief bill

01/04/21 6:32 PM By Steve Davies

USDA will buy another $1.5 billion of food to continue the Farmers to Families Food Box program, the department has announced.

Daybreak Oct. 29: US opposing Nigerian candidate to lead WTO

10/29/20 9:11 AM By Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

The Trump administration is continuing its battle to shape the future of the World Trade Organization.

Andrés urges better US food response to disasters

09/21/20 4:17 PM By Steve Davies

The United States needs to change the way it thinks about responding to food emergencies in order to quickly get assistance to those who need it, well-known chef José Andrés said at Monday's Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit.

Daybreak Sept 17: Trump tweet raises hopes for COVID deal

09/17/20 9:13 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

On Capitol Hill, there are some signs of life for a big new coronavirus relief package after a presidential tweet Wednesday. Trump called on Republicans to support a “much higher” level of spending than they have.

Hemp industry hoping for regulatory delay

09/09/20 9:52 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

The hemp sector is hopeful a recent USDA request for comment on multiple pending hemp regulations means the department will suspend the requirements before they become effective at the end of next month.

USDA targets organic fraud in new proposal

08/05/20 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing a rule to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the organic supply chain, particularly imports.

USDA recommends beef market changes, but leaves unanswered questions about probe

07/22/20 3:28 PM By Spencer Chase

The Agriculture Department makes a series of recommendations to Congress for addressing price volatility in cattle markets, but the industry was left in the dark about the results of an investigation into alleged price manipulation by beef processors.

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Sally Rockey, FFAR

This week’s Open Mic guest is Dr. Sally Rockey, executive director for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Born from the 2014 Farm Bill, FFAR is tasked with finding matching funds for research in the food production system from the nation’s farms to consumer’s plates. While research is targeted in six different challenge areas, Rockey says climate and nutrition are themes that cross much of the foundation’s overall focus. Rockey says agriculture is the only industry that can actually limit the extent of climate change. FFAR intends to provide research farmers can use to make science-based decisions to increase productivity and help the environment. FFAR and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action recently announced that PepsiCo has joined the AgMission initiative to reduce greenhouse gasses in agriculture as a founding partner.

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Opinion: Six keys to success for private sector climate and sustainability efforts in US agriculture

In this opinion piece, Rod Snyder with Field to Market outlines key considerations for the success of voluntary carbon markets alongside traditional supply chain sustainability programs.

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Washington Week in Review: April 16, 2021: Rep. Rick Crawford on infrastructure, minority farmers

Congress was back in Washington this week after a two-week break, and infrastructure remained top of mind for many on Capitol Hill. Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford, a member of the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the Biden administration's approach as well as how he sees the process playing out.

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