Sen. Chuck Grassley met with Iowa media and said that there is no chance that an entirely new Farm Bill will be approved before the 118th Congress ends in just a few days.
First reported by Iowa’s 1380 KCIM, the veteran Iowa Republican said a continuing resolution is the only
Continue Reading Farm Bill will likely be held over to 2025
U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act on Nov. 18. It includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.
The Food Security Act it is the first sign of life
Continue Reading A late Food Security Act entry from the retiring Chairwoman Stabenow
Long definitions exist for the Farm Bill. Here are a couple:
“In the United States, the farm bill is a comprehensive omnibus bill that is the federal government’s primary agricultural and food policy instrument. Congress typically passes a new farm bill every five to six years. Congress makes amendments to
Continue Reading The Trump Farm Bill is nearing extinction
His campaign for President was brief, but Tom Vilsack is one of longest serving Secretaries of Agriculture in U.S. history. He held the post for the 8-year Obama Administration, and he’s close to another four with Biden-Harris.
Whether or not there’s another term this time, there are signs that the
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Vilsack gone?
This is an excerpt from a letter sent to President Biden earlier this month by a coalition of 150 groups. The topic of the letter was the upcoming negotiation of the Farm Bill, which includes many topics. Here is the section of the letter pertaining to food safety.
Every
Continue Reading Groups seek president’s attention to food safety in upcoming Farm Bill
Not since April 30, 2014, when USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) obtained the primary regulatory oversight for catfish and catfish products from the Food and Drug Administration, have there been any victory laps.
Domestic catfish farmers wanted USDA inspection as a strategy against their foreign competitors. But domestic
Continue Reading The new reality of USDA catfish regulation
Hundreds sicken and hospitalized, dozens with kidney failure and 7 deaths from romaine in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Canada and the response from industry and government has been what? Please put labels on the product so we know when the next outbreak happens that we might
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Representative Steve King, R-IA, has succeeded in attaching his “Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA) of 2018” to the House version of the now 641-page “Farm Bill” and senators are pushing back.
A conservative Republican, King wants to use federal power to stop states from interfering with what he refers to
Continue Reading Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support for research, education, and extension projects that promote a safe, nutritious food supply. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
“Each year, 1
Continue Reading USDA grants through NIFA include food safety research
Policy goals for 2017 are being set this week by one of the nation’s smallest, but most powerful agricultural groups. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is meeting for its Winter Policy Conference, which is expected to bring together about 200 state, federal and private sector ag
Continue Reading States want ‘robust partnership’ with Washington D.C. on ag
