Farm bill
Frey Farms’ Sarah Frey appointed to advise House Committee on Agriculture
Sarah Frey, founder and CEO of Illinois’ Frey Farms, has been appointed to serve as an Advisor to the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Frey will advise the U.S. House of Representatives’... more »
Farm, food business technical assistance called for in farm bill
More than 135 organizations are calling for farm and food business technical assistance in the farm bill. The groups sent a letter to leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, calling for dedicated funding... more »
IFPA outlines Farm Bill priorities, from tech to food safety
The International Fresh Produce Association supports recommendations delivered to Capitol Hill by the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), including funding for produce prescriptions, specialty crop research and to help produce companies comply with food... more »
2023 federal policy priorities set by state ag departments group
The group representing U.S. state agriculture departments, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), is releasing its federal policy objectives for 2023. NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, hand-selected... more »
Purdue reports on grower issues
Purdue ag economics experts are looking ahead to what the agricultural sector can expect in 2023. After 2022, a year of economic shocks that included supply chain disruptions, global conflicts, tight margins and historic inflation,... more »
Farm bill prep starts, trade likely a key feature
Specialty crop organizations are assessing shifts in congressional leadership while pursuing measures to address the industry’s needs in the 2023 Farm Bill. The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) works closely with the Specialty Crop... more »
CEA Food Safety Coalition expands mission
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, founded in 2019 to develop industrywide food safety standards for indoor leafy greens growers, is expanding its mission to serve the broader needs of all controlled environment food growers. “With... more »
Farm bill near passage, still contains produce priorities
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or H.R. 2, is on its way to passing this week, after theHouse and the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee on Dec. 11 approved a Farm Bill conference report. The House... more »
Senate, house negotiators firm up Farm Bill deal
Congressional negotiators working on the Farm Bill have "an agreement in principle" that could soon send the Farm Bill to the President. The bill technically expired earlier this year, and its renewal has been hung... more »
Farm Bill Conference Committee starts public meetings
U.S. senators and representatives met for the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee's first public meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5. Members of the committee spoke about the necessity of completing the Farm Bill, which technically expires at... more »
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