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Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee met with Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday afternoon and left reiterating concerns about the GOP farm bill proposal.
Legislation to modernize the state’s Bottle Bill will have to wait another year.
Jenny Lester Moffitt knows firsthand how complicated it is to enter the organic market, which brings additional impetus to her influential role as USDA’s undersecretary for marketing and regulatory affairs in overseeing the $300 million multi-agency Organic Transition Initiative launched last year and shepherding major organic rules across the finish line.
Through the Organic Market Development Grant Program up to $75 million will fund projects to improve markets for domestically-produced organic goods.
The USDA gets a pat on the back for its investments in organic farming. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA is expanding .....