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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Conaway announces retirement

07/31/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Two former chairs of key House committees for ag and food policy have announced their retirement and many food companies gain new CEOs.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Syngenta promotes Davison

06/05/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Syngenta adds Davison to D.C. office, ADM makes an internal company realignment, and GROWMARK taps a new VP of energy and logistics.

FDA supports 'best if used by' label for food

05/23/19 1:18 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is supporting the food industry’s use of a “best if used by” label to reduce consumer confusion leading to food waste.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Women taking charge of House committee staffs

01/16/19 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

Women have been named staff directors of seven of the 20 permanent committees in the House in the 116th Congress, the most ever.

Wanted: Food that isn't perfect, for sale or donation

11/21/18 6:16 AM By Steve Davies

The online food store seems like any other grocery site: The five-pound wheel of Blue Stilton cheese is no longer in stock, but there’s still plenty of beef, chicken, basmati rice, apples, Yukon Gold potatoes, yogurt, and a host of other foodstuffs available, all part of a plan to cut food waste.

FDA wants to know how to describe what's in your food

07/26/18 7:52 PM By Steve Davies

Information that consumers get on food packaging needs to be clear, brief and supported by science, attendees at a public meeting told Food and Drug Administration officials Thursday.

Simple labels increase consumer acceptance of GMOs, study finds

But a separate survey released today shows continuing concern about technology

06/27/18 1:51 PM By Steve Davies

The public’s attitude toward genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food is difficult to define, as illustrated by the results of two surveys released today. One found that GMO labels in Vermont lessened consumer fears, while another found that half the American public had human health concerns when shown a bottle of cooking oil with a “BE” label.

Bailey leaving Grocery Manufacturers Association

02/12/18 12:54 PM By Steve Davies

The Grocery Manufacturers Association, which has shed some its major members over the past year, is now losing President and CEO Pamela Bailey, who is resigning after about a decade at the helm of the organization.

AMS reviews responses to GMO labeling questions

08/30/17 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - To help determine how to implement the GMO labeling law signed into law last year, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service asked stakeholders to respond to 30 questions dealing with issues ranging from allowable thresholds for bioengineered substances to the specific labeling language that can be used by food manufacturers.

Campbell Soup leaving GMA

07/26/17 6:09 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 - Campbell Soup Co. says it’s leaving the Grocery Manufacturers Association, asserting that the trade association no longer represents its views.

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Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Ill

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Congressman Rodney Davis. The fourth term Republican reports tariffs and renewable fuel are the top two concerns among his constituents in the thirteenth district. Davis supports President Trump’s efforts to open markets and level the playing field for U.S. farmers and ranchers, but hopes for a quick conclusion in the trade war. Davis is outspoken in his call to bring the USMCA trade agreement to the House floor and says his proposed legislation on implementing the Renewable Fuels Standard and granting small refinery exemptions will work hand in hand with recent objectives announced by the White House.

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Opinion: Farm communities need USMCA

Farming is about community. It always has been. From the earliest known farming communities in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to the modern farms punctuating the landscape of Rural America, people have worked together for centuries to cultivate the crops that feed the world.

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