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Can Billions in New Subsidies Keep Family Farms in Business?
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has a line about the state of small-scale agriculture in America...
These people aren’t serious about our most basic enterprise: food
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoPoliticians do not appear to be serious about passing a new five-year farm bill before the November...
The CEO Trying to Smooth U.S.-China Tensions in Farm Country
The Wall Street Journal· 2 hours agoPRINCETON, Ill.—For years, Syngenta Group has been considered a critical partner to thousands of...
Providing Details During a FPEP Talk
USDA· 2 days agoDate: Fri, 05/31/2024 Broadcast: 02 Remark: The Agriculture Secretary recently discussed both current and prospective future announcements regarding the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack
How would Lanon Baccam, Melissa Vine tackle spending, foreign aid & more in Congress?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe enlisted in the Iowa National Guard before deploying to Afghanistan and later joined the USDA...
Congressional primary candidates pit party values against general election chances
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs the June 4 primary approaches, Iowa voters in three of the state’s four congressional districts...
A RAPP on First Round of Grant Funding
USDA· 5 days agoDate: Tue, 05/28/2024 Broadcast: 07 Remark: The inaugural awards associated with USDA’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program were recently announced by the Agriculture Secretary. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and
Shaler Township road reopens earlier than expected, officials say
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA road in Shaler Township has been reopened after construction. Work on Vilsack Road, which began on...
How Pig Welfare Became a States’ Rights Issue
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHouse Republicans’ farm bill includes a provision reversing a California law promoting more humane housing conditions for livestock. Opponents say the...
Federal agencies expanding collaboration to help reduce food loss and waste
KFGO· 2 days agoThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the signing of a formal agreement with the U.S. Envi...