The National Organic Program is about a label and marketing, not an assessment of safety, quality, or best practices. You don’t create a resilient food system based on a sticker.
Response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “framework” to pour billions of dollars into transforming the American food system and supply chains is mixed.
USDA will expand processing capacity and increase competition in meat and poultry processing to make agricultural markets more accessible and competitive.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilack said that the “Product of the USA” label on meat products should undergo a full-scale review, one that has long been sought by livestock producers who say that the label is inadequate and often misleading as it currently stands. This week, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule that is […]
Black leaders are testifying before Congress, and a report shows that just 0.1 percent of the Trump’s coronavirus money went to Black farmers.
The USDA announced today an $11.5 million research investment to help ensure America’s small and medium-sized farms become more profitable.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will provide the keynote address during the Closing General Session of the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as the Secretary of Agriculture overseeing the United States Department of Agriculture.
Farmers and others in ag are feeling more confident that they understand the direction the Biden Administration will be taking over the next four years.
State- and national-level agricultural organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry calling for the swift confirmation of Thomas Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture. The position would put Vilsack at the helm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he would lead national policy on food, agriculture, natural resources, […]