The former Governor of Nebraska, who served as Secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush, is still making predictions. Mike Johanns does not think the prospects for a new Farm Bill are good.
Appearing at the recent Indiana Ag Policy Summit, hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the
Continue Reading Former Ag Secretary Johanns predicts new Farm Bill isn’t likely to pass before the election
A senator and representative are calling for a single agency to be established to deal with food safety in America.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, have introduced the Federal Food Administration Act in their respective chambers. The legislation would establish the Federal Food Administration, which would
Continue Reading Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level
The best sign that post-pandemic normalcy is back at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is that everybody is again getting their meeting times.
That means that Dr. Emilio Esteban, USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, is again rounding up top FSIS personnel like Administrator Paul Kiecker and his deputy
Continue Reading Food Safety and Inspection Service leadership meets with public, industry representatives
If Donald Trump does win back the Presidency, it’s unlikely that Sonny Perdue will make a repeat performance as Secretary of Agriculture, Feedstuff Daily is reporting.
Perdue says he has no interest in returning to the federal government, but, it’s a question he gets a lot these days. “I tell
Continue Reading A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA
The USDA will have to live with about 1 percent less than this year next year, but the 2025 budget for the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will be $1.24 billion, up by $33.8 million from this year.
The USDA’s total budget for 2025 will be more than $22
Continue Reading Food safety budgets are coming together, but not without some concerns
Perdue Farms LLC petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in March of 2023 requesting that the service conduct a rulemaking process to define separate “free range” and “pasture-raised” claims for meat and poultry products.
In the more than a year since it was submitted, the Perdue Farms petition
Continue Reading Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work
Congress is heating up to make some budget decisions just as temperatures in Washington, D.C., have turned hot. The Food and Drug Administration has requested $ 7.2 billion for the president’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 proposed budget.
Budget requests are for the period from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30
Continue Reading Timing predicted for food safety budget decisions for 2025
The U.S. and EU bans on food cultivated from cells will not likely slow that industry. The latest to weigh in is Israel-based Wanda Fish Ltd., out with its first cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi.
It is said to create the buttery sensation of a true Bluefin Toro. The cultivated
Continue Reading Israel-based Wanda Fish rolls out first cell-cultivated fish
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USDA’s Quarterly Enforcement Report of all its current legal actions will sometimes report that inspection services are being denied because an applicant has been convicted of some minor crime.
When USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service doesn’t inspect a meat or poultry operation, those products are not
Continue Reading Batista brothers are back; opposition to NYSE listing has not gone away
After a year-long extension and months of speculation, this week will finally see the kick-off hearing for a new Farm Bill. It means it is time for even the casual Farm Bill observers to sit up and pay attention.
The House Committee on Agriculture has the “Markup of the
Continue Reading The Farm Bill train is leaving the station