HAPPY THANKSGIVING … We Americans, should really be thankful of the great human beings, who make up our heritage, the people who built this great country we call home. There were 102 immigrants on the Mayflower. The little ship of 113 feet is actually smaller than my organic garden, but… Continue reading
FDA won’t endorse CBD as ‘generally recognized as safe’ In a potential blow to the hottest-selling hemp product, the FDA said it “cannot conclude that CBD (cannabidiol) is generally recognized as safe among qualified experts for its use in human or animal food” because of a lack of scientific… Continue reading
Three meals a day, if you include work or TV Americans are devoting less time to meals than they did a decade ago and waiting longer before eating them, according to two USDA analysts. The old idea of three meals a day applies to 21st century America only if… Continue reading
Trump proposals would shear SNAP rolls by 9 percent When he signed the farm bill earlier this year, President Trump announced “immediate action on welfare reform” with the first of three administration proposals to restrict access to food stamps. Together, the proposed regulations would chop SNAP enrollment by 3.7… Continue reading
Three meals a day, if you include work or TV Americans are devoting less time to meals than they did a decade ago and waiting longer before eating them, according to two USDA analysts. The old idea of three meals a day applies to 21st century America only if… Continue reading
House panel approves farm labor reform, floor vote ‘soon’ The House will vote soon on a bipartisan bill to provide legal status to undocumented farmworkers and to modernize the H-2A agricultural guestworker program — the first agricultural labor reform bill in three decades, said sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren. … Continue reading
Shadows of twilight darken the age of cellulosic ethanol Five years ago, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands joined Gov. Terry Branstad at a biofuels plant in northwestern Iowa to inaugurate commercial-scale production of cellulosic ethanol. This week, the owner of that facility announced it would no longer produce the… Continue reading
Earp ‘isn’t the right person’ to head USDA civil rights office, says House panel leader The head of USDA’s civil rights office, Trump nominee Naomi Earp, was criticized for saying during a House hearing on Tuesday that some people file multiple complaints of workplace discrimination as a way to punish… Continue reading
After ups and downs, farm groups look for finality on trade As lawmakers become more vocal in criticizing Trump tariff payments, U.S. farm groups increasingly are quiet on trade issues. The reasons range from weariness to uncertainty over what’s to come, say analysts and farm group officials. Did… Continue reading
USDA releases additional $3.6 billion in Trump tariff payments With the Sino-U.S. trade war unresolved, the Trump administration released $3.625 billion in trade-war payments to farmers and ranchers on Friday to offset losses on 2019 production. Payments will begin this week and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said they “will… Continue reading
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