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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved two bills today authorizing USDA to mandate minimum levels of cash trading in cattle and establish a special investigator’s office in USDA. Plus, President Joe Biden is asking Congress to suspend federal taxes on gasoline and diesel for three months.
The Supreme Court has denied Bayer'spetition seeking review of a federal appeals court decision in a Roundup cancer case and the U.S. government has filed a brief supporting NPPC and AFBF's challenge to California’s Proposition 12 rule. All that and more in today's DriveTime.
The Senate Ag Committee held its second farm bill field hearing today and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., explains why reworking commodity programs in the next farm bill needs to be a priority. All that and more in today's DriveTime.
Today's DriveTime features the latest on inflation legislation, a look at a new agreement aimed at helping Ukraine and remarks from a roundtable studying federal water regulation.
The House is preparing to consider legislation Democrats say will address food costs, leading Republicans to offer a bill of their own Wednesday. A look at that, USDA funding and global corn production in today's DriveTime.
A key Senate leader urges swift consideration of a pair of Biden administration nominees, reaction to the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and remarks from a House Ag nutrition hearing in today's DriveTime.
