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EU hosts luncheon celebrating organic trade agreement
May 11, 2012 | Some members of Congress took a break from their political battles Thursday to celebrate the U.S.-EU organic trade agreement at a luncheon hosted by the European Union in the Capitol. ...
Committee on World Food Security endorses voluntary guidelines on land tenure rights
May 11, 2012 | The United Nations Committee on World Food Security endorsed a set of voluntary guidelines on land tenure rights Thursday that includes provisions addressing two of the most difficult issues in developing countries today: land rights for women and the purchase and leasing of land by outside interests. ...
Anti-hunger groups blast House cuts to SNAP
May 11, 2012 | Anti-hunger groups reacted with outrage after the House voted Thursday to cut the supplemental nutrition assistance program, better known as SNAP or food stamps, by nearly $36 billion. ...
Farm journalist Stewart Doan dies
May 11, 2012 | Stewart Doan, a longtime farm broadcaster and senior editor for Agri-Pulse died unexpectedly Thursday in Little Rock, where he lived. He was 52. ...
USDA celebrating 150 year anniversary on Tuesday
May 10, 2012 | MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzenzinski will join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack next Tuesday at a "Day of Celebration" recognizing 150th anniversary of USDA, the department's communications office announced today. ...
Vilsack takes New York media tour to promote agriculture
May 10, 2012 | NEW YORK — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is visiting the nation’s media capital to promote American agriculture as a story in general and the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Agriculture Department that will occur next Tuesday. ...
NSAC releases analysis of commodity title provisions
May 10, 2012 | The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, which advocates strict payment limitations on farm subsidies, today released its analysis of the payment limitation provisions in the commodity title of the Senate Agriculture Committee-passed bill. ...
More speakers announced at Chicago Council meeting
May 10, 2012 | The U.S. Agency for International Development, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the World Economic Forum Wednesday announced a list of speakers at the May 18 symposium on global agriculture and food security they are hosting in Washington. ...
Vilsack may consider another run for president
May 10, 2012 | In an interview with Gannett reporter Christopher Doering in the Des Moines Register, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he has not ruled out another run for the White House. ...
Lucas: Target prices a national issue, markup likely in June
May 9, 2012 | House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said Tuesday he believes that all crops need a farm program that protects them from multiyear price drops, a position with which House Agriculture ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., agrees. ...
Obama to speak on food security
May 9, 2012 | In advance of the G-8 Summit at Camp David, President Barack Obama on May 18 will deliver the opening keynote address to the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, the White House announced Tuesday. ...
Kass takes on 'Let’s Move' critics at obesity conference
May 9, 2012 | Sam Kass, the deputy White House chef and senior adviser on healthy initiatives, defended First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity at The Weight of the Nation conference this week. ...
Vaughan moves to Neugebauer office
May 9, 2012 | Heather Vaughan has been named the communications director in the office of Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas. ...
IOM: Examine all ag policies for impact on obesity
May 8, 2012 | Congress, the Obama administration and federal agencies should examine all U.S. agricultural policies for their impact on obesity, an Institute of Medicine committee chaired by former Agriculture secretary Dan Glickman said in a report released early today. ...
HBO series 'The Weight of the Nation' debuts next week
May 8, 2012 | “The Weight of the Nation,” a Home Box Office multi-part documentary series on the nation’s obesity problem set to air next week will encourage a fresh round of debate about obesity and its ties to production agriculture and farm subsidies as Congress struggles to write a farm bill this year. ...
Senate Ag Committee posts farm bill summary
May 8, 2012 | The Senate Agriculture Committee has published a 16-page summary of the farm bill. ...
Farm groups press Senate leaders for farm bill passage
May 7, 2012 | More than 100 major farm, conservation, forestry and rural development groups sent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a letter late Friday urging them to bring the farm bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee to the floor for consideration as quickly as possible. ...
Aides, lobbyist silent on possible changes to bill draft
May 7, 2012 | Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and ranking member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said at the April 26 markup of the farm bill that they are open to further changes to the commodity title if they fit within the budget, but it's unclear whether the committee is considering any proposals to address the issues that rice and peanut growers and others have raised about the draft bill. ...
U.S. obesity forecast warns of 42 percent rate by 2030
May 7, 2012 | The pressure to reduce obesity intensified today with the release of a study that shows that the percentage of Americans who are obese will rise from about one-third today to 42 percent by 2030, an increase that would add $550 billion to the nation’s medical expenditures. ...
Birds Eye pledges $6 million to kid 'GenVeg' campaign
May 7, 2012 | The Birds Eye frozen food company today joined The Partnership for a Healthier America, the private sector partnership that works with First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to address childhood obesity, a move that was welcomed by Sam Kass, the White House deputy chef and senior adviser on healthy eating initiatives. ...
Vilsack asks help of rural youth to fight educational cuts
May 7, 2012 | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today appealed to 4-H and FFA students to join the administration in opposing Republican plans to cut Pell grants and health care to avoid an increase in interest rates on student loans. ...
