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U.S. lawmakers put pressure on EPA over glyphosate review

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter May 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explain why it published — and then withdrew — documents related to its review of glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The documents, which included a report that said glyphosate is not likely

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Crops, Markets

U.S. House committee approves block on mandatory GMO labels

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News July 14, 2015

Reuters — U.S. food companies and other opponents of genetically modified food labeling notched a key victory on Tuesday as the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee approved a measure banning mandatory labeling as well as local efforts to regulate genetically engineered crops. The move demonstrates fresh momentum for those seeking to block mandated labeling of

Crops, News

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

By Carey Gillam, Charles Abbott August 21, 2012

Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the 2013 Farm Bill, are sparking a backlash from groups that say the multiple measures would severely limit U.S. oversight of genetically modified crops. From online petitions to face-to-face lobbying on Capitol Hill, an array of consumer and environmental organizations and individuals are

News

U.S. Election Means A Pinch On Farm Funds

By Charles Abbott November 11, 2010

U.S. lawmakers will face increasing pressure to constrain spending on farm subsidy programs, possibly as part of government-wide austerity, in the wake of large Republican gains in the midterm elections. At its most extreme, the budget cutting could push millions of acres back into production by slashing long-term reserves that idle 10 per cent of

Livestock, News

U. S. Ethanol Makers Seek Renewal Of Tax Breaks

By Charles Abbott October 28, 2010

Attacked as subsidy addicts, U. S. ethanol makers may need help from friends in high places, including the White House, to hold on to lucrative tax breaks set to expire at the end of the year. The industry says it is ready to discuss revisions in the incentives, worth $6 billion a year. An amalgam

News

Rural Growth Key To New Farm Bill

By Charles Abbott May 6, 2010

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called for rural economic development as the key to a vibrant farm sector April 21, an unorthodox beginning for an overhaul of U. S. farm policy. Marking the start of a two-year process to forge a new Farm Bill, Vilsack told a House Agriculture Committee hearing that he wanted to “expand

News

U. S. Farm Subsidy Debate Rekindled

By Charles Abbott May 6, 2010

The U. S. farm program should be refined but does not need to be radically rewritten to replace crop supports with revenue guarantees or to make rural economic development the centrepiece, a key senator says. Saxby Chambl iss of Georgia, the Republican leader on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he hoped “that we don’t talk

News

U. S. Panel Opposes Cuts For Wealthy Farmers

March 11, 2010

The House Agriculture Committee on Mar. 3 rejected President Barack Obama’s proposals to reduce crop subsidies to higher-income farmers and federal support for crop insurance. There was little discussion as the committee refused farm cuts requested by the president for the second year in a row. With elections in November, the committee approved a letter

Opinion

Defining The “Actual” Farmer

November 26, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Private member’s bills are mostly an excuse for MPs, especially in opposition, to issue a press release and get their name associated with some popular cause. The odds of a private member’s bill being passed in Parliament may be somewhat better than winning the 6-49, but not much. There’s a lottery

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

By Christopher Doering April 16, 2009

The U. S. livestock industry could soon be facing a mandatory tracking system for animals, but the proposal is being vigorously opposed by beef producers. A voluntary animal-tracking system, known as traceback, has been in place since shortly after the country’s first case of mad cow disease in December 2003, but some members of Congress

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Daily Network News

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Tag Archives House Agriculture Committee

U.S. lawmakers put pressure on EPA over glyphosate review

U.S. House committee approves block on mandatory GMO labels

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

U.S. Election Means A Pinch On Farm Funds

U. S. Ethanol Makers Seek Renewal Of Tax Breaks

Rural Growth Key To New Farm Bill

U. S. Farm Subsidy Debate Rekindled

U. S. Panel Opposes Cuts For Wealthy Farmers

Defining The “Actual” Farmer

Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

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