…(D-N.M.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). In the House of Representatives, Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05), Tom Kean, Jr. (R-N.J.-07), Rob Menendez (D-N.J.-08), Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.-04), and Marie Gluesenkamp…
AgNet Weekly: NAFB President Joe Gill on S1669, the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act
Some car makers have decided to not include AM radio in new vehicles. A number of groups have spent months fighting that decision, including emergency management organizations, former members of…
Xochitl Torres Small Confirmed as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
…Committee. The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the National Milk Producers Federation have pointed out Torres Small’s experience as being an asset for her new position. Agriculture Secretary Tom…
AgNet Weekly: Representative Doug LaMalfa on Farm Labor Working Group
Congress is looking into farm labor needs around the nation, but it is a challenging task. The House Agriculture Committee recently announced the creation of the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working…
AgNet Weekly: Dr. Margaret Worthington on New EPA Regulations for Gene Editing
Fruit and vegetable plant breeders who use gene editing are now facing more regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA recently increased oversight of some gene-edited crops and added…
USDA Supporting American Producers, School Meals, and Emergency Operations
The USDA is putting more money in the pot for school meals. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Alexander Kovacs on Unsplash Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack…
USDA Announces Investment for Underserved Producers
…and Market Access Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says, “By providing the resources, tools and technical support needed to directly help local farmers and ensure we have a strong agricultural…
AgNet Weekly: Dan Kildee on Mexico, GMO Corn, and the USMCA
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) says if Mexico’s president wanted to restrict GMO corn from the U.S., the time to do that was more than three years ago, before he agreed…
USDA and NASA Team Up to Bolster Research Efforts
…agriculture, to providing producers with critical data and improving global agricultural practices, USDA is honored to strengthen our partnership with NASA,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a…
Industry Reps to House Ag: USDA Should Handle Rural Broadband
…– The Internet & Television Association; David Zumwalt, President and Chief Executive Officer, WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries; Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association; and Bill Hurley, Chair, Agriculture Sector…
USDA Investing $320 Million to Strengthen Supply Chains
…food costs for families at the grocery store,” says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We’re partnering with entrepreneurs in rural areas to build brighter futures, connect business owners to new markets,…
EATS Act Takes Aim at Proposition 12
…by Senators Ted Budd, John Cornyn, Tom Cotton, Kevin Cramer, Joni Ernst, Deb Fischer, Chuck Grassley, Bill Hagerty, and Eric Schmitt. The legislation would prevent individual states from dictating production…
Animal Welfare Claims on Meat Packaging to Receive Further Scrutiny
…the label claims they see on products bearing the USDA mark of inspection are truthful and accurate,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. USDA’s Food Safety and…
AgNet Weekly: Rebeckah Adcock, VP of US Government Relations, IFPA
The Senate Ag Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research held a hearing June 7 on how the farm bill works for Specialty Crop producers. The Vice…