Potato Fight Far From Over
USDA’s effort to limit the number of potato servings consumed by school children on a weekly basis to two was the subject of recent articles in Time Magazine and USA Today. Lawmakers from potato-growing states are expected to offer an amendment to the 2012 agriculture spending bill that would block USDA’s proposal. Kevin Concannon, USDA’s undersecretary for nutrition programs, has said that...
Read MoreAg Committees Miss Deadline to Submit Cuts
The House and Senate Agriculture committees missed the Friday deadline to report ideas for savings from agriculture to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Although their suggestions have yet to be submitted, the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture committees have reportedly reached an agreement to suggest a 10-year savings target of $23 billion in...
Read MoreCFB Celebrates Trade Votes
Colorado Farm Bureau applauds Congress for passing the Colombian, Korean and Panamanian Free Trade Agreements. Trade is vitally important to agriculture and the three trade agreements will add 500 jobs and $55.1 million annually to the Colorado economy. Colorado Farm Bureau would like to thank Senators Bennet and Udall, and Representatives Gardner, DeGette, Tipton, Polis, Lamborn, and Coffman for...
Read MoreGermany- Day 12
We packed our bags this morning and met up with Stephen Gersteuer the General Secretary (Executive) for the Schleswig-Holstein farmer’s association. The association recently moved into a new office overlooking the Kiel Canal that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. It is the most used canal in the world by the number of ships that pass through. The office is in the association...
Read MoreWeekly Links 10-14
Ye Olde Menu: Dormouse, Anyone? Wall Street Journal Chefs are raiding ancient Roman texts, Renaissance manuscripts and 19th-century American cookbooks in search of authentic old recipes that use ingredients that are not inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. EU reform plans target greener, fairer farm subsidies Reuters The EU’s executive proposed on Wednesday making farm...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
