Climate Bill Rollercoaster Continues
This week has been full of ebbs and flows if you have been following the important climate bill making its way through Congress.
View ArticleSmall Businesses Argue For Exemptions From Senate Food Safety Bill
A group of food and farm organizations have signed a letter supporting amendments to the Senate food safety bill that would benefit small food producers.
View Article2012 Farm Bill Update, Hearing Held In South Dakota
Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson and colleague Stephanie Herseth Sandlin held a hearing for the 2012 Farm Bill, where they discussed crop insurance policies. Current policy...
View ArticleNew Bill Calls For Regulation of E. coli, Opposed By Meat Industry
The American Meat Institute is opposed to a new bill that would require the USDA to test for six additional strains of E. coli.
View Article2010 Midterm Election Results: What Does It Mean For Food Policy
Big Ag, Changes for the FDA, and Climate Change Denial: what election results mean for Food policy.
View ArticleCongress Passes Child Nutrition Bill, School Lunches Get Healthier
Some school systems have expressed concerns over the funding, saying that the new requirements will place too much of a financial burden on schools that are already struggling with budget cuts.
View ArticleFood Safety Bill Revived And Passed By Congress
After being pronounced dead by many observers, the new legislation was passed in a surprise vote earlier this week. Some of the changes may surprise you.
View ArticleFarm Subsidy Program Could Get A Make-Over
President Obama outlined a plan to limit farm subsidies to only those who make under $250,000, but the plan met resistance across party lines.
View ArticleWIC, USDA, Food Safety Funds Slashed In Proposed Bill
The poor, the elderly, women, infants, and children will bear the burden of budget cuts to federal food programs.
View ArticleFood Safety Testing Program On The Budget Chopping Block
The USDA's Microbiological Data Program will be cut if Congress passes the proposed budget bill. How will this affect food safety for Americans?
View ArticleA Farm Bill So Fast You’ll Flip Your Subsidy
The federal Farm Bill is rewritten every five years. The 2012 bill, however, is likely to be written in two weeks.
View ArticleSpeed Doesn’t Equal Transparency With New Farm Bill
The new 2012 farm bill is close to completion. However, the speed in which the bill was created means less input from the public -- unless farmers have a say.
View ArticleFarm Bill Closer To Congress, Michael Pollan Speaks Out
As the farm bill creeps closer to being voted on, Michael Pollan releases a video urging Americans to recognize how important the legislation is to their lives.
View ArticleFood Stamps Dividing Support For Farm Bill
The House and Senate are at odds over cuts to food stamps, which dominate spending in the farm bill.
View ArticleThe Farm Bill: Where Aren’t We Now?
With the election, Sandy and the fiscal cliff getting so much attention, it's easy to forget about the farm bill.
View ArticleNew Jersey Mayor Takes On Food Stamp Challenge
850,000 Americans receive SNAP benefits each month. This week, Newark mayor Cory Booker is putting himself in their shoes.
View ArticleSales Slump And Lack Of Farm Bill Threaten Dairy Industry
A downward trend in milk consumption and the specter of a lapsed farm bill have the dairy industry worried.
View ArticleFarm Bill: No News Not Necessarily Good News
As of Saturday morning, no resolution had been reached on a new federal Farm Bill. Time is running out.
View ArticleFarmers Frustrated By Farm Bill Extension
The final fiscal cliff deal ditched new legislation and merely extended parts of the bill that expired in October, leaving farmers exasperated.
View ArticleFarm Bill Extension Doesn’t Sit Well With Organic Farmers
Shoppers looking for organic food may have to look a bit harder, and it will be more difficult for many farms to continue to be certified organic producers.
View ArticleSenate Passes Bill To Avert Meat Inspector Furloughs
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill to avert the furlough of USDA meat inspectors and the sporadic closure of meat processing plants. Now it's up to the House.
View ArticleBill Introduced Would Require GMO Labeling
Advocates of the new bill say consumers deserve to know what they are feeding their families.
View ArticleFarm Bill Progress, Finally
After months of political gridlock, new farm legislation may be in sight.
View ArticleFarm Bill May Split After House Defeat
Time is ticking for the farm bill. Current legislation expires September 30, and Majority Leader Harry Reid has warned it will not be extended again..
View ArticleHouse Farm Bill Withers Watchdog Hopes
The U.S. House finally passed a version of the farm bill on Thursday, but environmental groups and watchdogs are not impressed.
View ArticleFarm Bill Moves To Conference
The farm bill moved to conference Thursday evening with hopes that nutritional assistance would make its way into the final product.
View ArticleSweet Victory For Big Sugar In Farm Bill
Big Sugar spent big bucks over the last three months to make sure their sweet subsidy deal stayed in the farm bill.
View ArticleCan U.S. Meat Get Off Antibiotics?
Despite increasing alarm over the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” a push to shut down one possible breeding ground seems stuck in Congress – again.
View ArticleHouse Passes Bill With Significant Snips To SNAP
The House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that, if turned into law, would cut $39 billion from SNAP benefits over ten years.
View ArticleIndiana’s Congressional Members Reignite Farm Bill Debate
Indiana Representative Marlin Stutzman and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly will participate in the reignited Farm Bill debate in Congress.
View ArticleCuts To Food Stamps Begin
47 million Americans will see a reduction in their food stamp benefits starting November 1.
View ArticleRural Areas Worry About Food Stamp Cuts
Funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program isn’t just an urban concern. Families living amid fertile farmland increasingly rely on SNAP benefits.
View ArticleDanger Ahead: Another ‘Dairy Cliff’
Doubling dairy prices loom as Congress makes its way back into session to focus on a myriad of issues, including the farm bill.
View ArticleRecipes From Pearl Lagoon, Frog Legs, SNAP In Rural America
Vicki Basman talks about her food adventures in Pearl Lagoon. Frog legs are on the menu. And, how cuts to SNAP funding could affect rural Americans.
View ArticleFarm Bill Kicked To Next Year
Lawmakers decided to reconvene in January to hammer out a deal on a new five-year farm bill.
View ArticleOrganic Milk Higher In ‘Heart Healthy’ Fatty Acids
A new study has found organic milk is higher in omega-3 fatty acids than conventional milk, but not everyone considers it a health breakthrough.
View ArticleBig Shame And Small Wins In 2013, Food Policy Watchers Say
Earth Eats asked food watchdog and advocacy groups for their thoughts on the best and worst of food policy in 2013.
View ArticleFarm Bill Clears Last Big Hurdle
After two years of partisan skirmishing, both chambers of the U.S Congress have approved a sweeping farm bill.
View ArticleAt USDA, Vilsack Focused On Rural Development
Vilsack is widely credited with rallying the support that ultimately made the 2014 farm bill one of the few major bipartisan successes in this Congress.
View ArticleHouse Bill To Block State GMO Labels Gaining Ground
A House bill that would preempt states from passing their own GM label requirements could come up for a vote before the August recess.
View ArticleWhy Congress May Back Off New School Lunch Standards
The School Nutrition Association wants more flexibility in the nutrition rules to keep more kids buying lunch. It appears lawmakers are listening.
View ArticleCongress Tackles Murky Expiration Dates
In an effort to curb food waste, the U.S. Senate and House have introduced bills to standardize date labeling across the country.
View ArticleWhy You Should Care About ‘Big Ag’ Companies Getting Bigger
Large companies can influence Congress, and some fear that the fewer companies there are in a given sector, the more likely they are to get their way.
View ArticleLawmakers Consider Ways To Help Great Plains Farmers After Flooding
There's a growing debate between congress and the USDA about how to help out farmers who’ve lost their grain due to flooded storage bins.
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