Trump tariff payment total? ‘Maybe $8 billion.’ U.S. farmers may receive noticeably less in Trump tariff payments than originally expected, a senior USDA official said on Thursday. And with no end in sight for the five-week partial government shutdown, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters that food stamps could be… Continue reading
As it opens more operations, USDA relies on staff to work without pay Federal meat inspectors are reporting to work without pay during the partial government shutdown, said an industry trade group on Wednesday, as the USDA called on 9,700 furloughed FSA employees to reopen offices nationwide today to serve… Continue reading
Capitol Hill pours cold water on relocation of two USDA research agencies In nearly identical wording, the House and Senate Appropriations committees told the USDA to delay the relocation of two research agencies outside of the Washington area because of insufficient justification of the proposal. USDA reopens offices in farm… Continue reading
Democrats put muscle and newcomers on House Agriculture The House Agriculture Committee is headed for its largest turnover in membership since 2015, as Democrats flood the panel with newcomers. A ranch that produces not just beef, but medical parts Just south of the Oregon border in Macdoel, California, the Prather… Continue reading
What’s in a bag? National Geographic As plastic bags are banned in more cities, some replacement reusable bags echo the designs of their predecessors, which were a symbol of thrift and luck to some immigrant communities. “Countless businesses use thank-you bags around the world, of course, but the bags have… Continue reading
Powerhouse Democrats propose ‘blue card’ for undocumented farmworkers Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate unveiled bills on Thursday that would give undocumented farmworkers “blue card” status, allowing them to work legally in the United States and gain the chance to become permanent residents, with an eventual path to citizenship…. Continue reading
Diet for a healthy planet: Half the red meat and sugar, more grains, nuts, produce A three-year collaboration by three dozen experts in nutrition, agriculture, economics, and the environment says it has solved one of the world’s great challenges: how to feed an expected 10 billion people at mid-century without… Continue reading
Farm-state Rep. Steve King votes for resolution that admonishes him for racist remarks Majority-party Democrats called the vote a day after House Republicans barred Rep. Steve King of Iowa from serving on any committee. King had sparked the rebuke by questioning why the language of white supremacy had “become offensive.”… Continue reading
Trump asks farmer support on shutdown, hints at farmworker reform In a speech to the largest U.S. farm group, President Trump asked American farmers on Monday to take his side on the partial government shutdown over a border wall and said that with a secure border, “I’m going to make… Continue reading
Trump trade war: ‘We’re going to hang with him,’ says Farm Bureau chief The Sino-U.S. trade war, which as stymied U.S. farm exports, “is going to be a long one, and we keep delivering the message, ‘We’re with you, Mr. President,’” said the leader of the largest U.S. farm group… Continue reading
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