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CA Bill would Create Office of Farm to Fork

Posted February 27, 2014   California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez introduced a bill that would create the “Office of Farm...

Group Urges Congress for a New Approach to Food and Agricultural Policy

Posted February 7, 2014   Co-chairs of AGree, a food and agricultural policy group, are urging Congress to try a new...

Maine Bill Would Create Local Food Hubs

Posted February 5, 2014   A Maine bill would support the expansion of “food hubs,” where small-scale farmers can store, cut...

Congress Approves Farm Bill, President’s Signature Next

Posted February 4, 2014   Congress has passed a five-year farm bill after a long, arduous process that lasted over two...

House and Senate Negotiators Announce Agreement on Final Farm Bill

Posted January 27, 2014   This evening, negotiators from the U.S. House and Senate announced a bipartisan agreement on a five-year...

Survey Shows Farm to School Legislation is on Rise

Posted January 9, 2014   An updated National Farm to School Network (NFSN) survey shows in 2012 and 2013, twenty states...

USDA Announces Grants to Help Schools Buy Local Food

Posted November 25, 2013   USDA announced grants for 71 projects over 42 states and the District of Columbia to connect...

Report Finds Potential Savings of $130 Billion from Agricultural Programs

Posted November 18, 2013   A report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that Congress could save around $130...

Farm Bill Progress Amid Challenges

Posted November 15, 2013   House Agricultural Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN) said that the conference is making progress toward...

Peterson Optimistic on Farm Bill Vote

Posted November 4, 2013   Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) is optimistic that the House and Senate conference committee will find a...

Lawmakers Expect Farm Bill by End of October

Posted October 22, 2013   U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are optimistic that Congress will pass...

Farm Bill Expires, Sen. Heitkamp to Hold Hearing

Posted October 1, 2013   The farm bill extension, which was passed last year after Congress was unable to pass a...

Report: USDA Overpaid Farmers by $20.3 Million

Posted September 5, 2013   According to a report released by USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), USDA made 239 “high-dollar”...

Food Safety & Technology on Menu for AALA Annual Conference

Posted August 28, 2013 The intersection of food safety and technology will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual...

Vilsack Says Farm Bill Limbo Risks WTO Sanctions

Posted:  August 8, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced that without a new farm bill, the United States will stop...

Farm Bill Passed by House Agriculture Committee

The New York Times reports that the House Agriculture Committee voted to pass its version of a new farm bill that...

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress

Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will introduce the Local Farms, Food, and...