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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.

FDA’s tough new task: Explain biotech’s safety, benefits

05/31/17 12:02 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2017 - The Food and Drug Administration has a tough job ahead of it, convince the public that biotech crops are safe...

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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. She has seen firsthand the devastating impact of severe flooding in her region and shares concern with other farmers about the wet season that has forced late planting across the Midwest. In this interview, Ernst discusses the need for additional disaster assistance, reform of farm bankruptcy rules, and funding of a second round of MFP funds for farmers and ranchers. Ernst remains in close contact with President Trump on trade policy and praises the administration’s efforts to allow for year-round sales of E-15 blended gasoline.

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

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.

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Washington Week in Review: June 20, 2019: Lighthizer heads to the Hill

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer was on Capitol Hill not once but twice this week hoping to sell the administration's trade agenda and drum up support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase discuss his hearings and more in this week's video.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Syngenta promotes Davison

FDA supports 'best if used by' label for food

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

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

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

Simple labels increase consumer acceptance of GMOs, study finds

Bailey leaving Grocery Manufacturers Association

AMS reviews responses to GMO labeling questions

Campbell Soup leaving GMA

FDA’s tough new task: Explain biotech’s safety, benefits

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