Department of Agriculture Oversight Hearing
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on USDA oversight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. They discussed a variety of topics including mitigating child …
421 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on USDA oversight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. They discussed a variety of topics including mitigating child …
421 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the House Agriculture Committee on oversight of his department and the importance of renewing the farm bill. Several topics were addressed,…
655 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the department’s policies and agriculture industry challenges during the Western Governors Association’s Winter Meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. …
233 viewsUlbe Bosma discussed how refined sugar entered our diets and how its popularity has changed human health and society. This event was hosted by Harvard Book Store.
344 viewsAuthor and historian Miriam Pawel explored The Words of Cesar Chavez. The 2002 anthology, edited by Richard J. Jensen and John C. Hammerback, presents Chavez’s major speeches and writings an…
372 viewsDefenders of Wildlife Conservation Research and Innovation Vice President Lindsay Rosa talked about the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
533 viewsLibrary of Congress American Folklife Center reference librarian Allina Migoni shows artwork and materials created by artist Susan Due Pearcy who worked with César Chávez and the United Farm…
10 viewsGovernors Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Mark Gordon (R-WY) testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on the impact of a proposed rule related to conservation and landscape health desig…
395 viewsGovernors Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Mark Gordon (R-WY) testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on the impact of a proposed rule related to conservation and landscape health desig…
861 viewsTulane University professor Jana Lipman taught a class on agricultural labor in the United States since 1930 and the rise of organic farming. She described the “bracero” program which brough…
1,102 viewsJournalist Bethany Brookshire explored human and animal relationships and what it means when we call certain animals ‘pests.’ This event was hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sc…
225 viewsUnion of Concerned Scientists Food and Environment Program Deputy Director Karen Perry Stillerman discusses the Inflation Reduction Act’s agriculture provisions and their impact on climate c…
576 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in National Pork Producers v. Ross, a case on whether California’s law banning pork products from farmers where the animals were housed in tight enclosu…
2,716 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on agriculture policy and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill, before the House Agriculture Committee. Topics included disaster relief programs…
897 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a field hearing in Kimball, Minnesota, on agriculture supply chains and the impact of trade agreements on U.S. farmers.
311 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine challenges facing the agriculture industry. Executives from various organizations testified on issues affecting producers, including…
67 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine challenges facing the agriculture industry. Executives from various organizations testified on issues affecting producers, including…
524 viewsGroups representing farmers testified on crop insurance and other federal safety net programs for farmers at a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing. Two panels of witnesses represented lo…
802 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing to examine the role of migrant workers in U.S. farming and food production. Topics included the H-2A Temporary Agriculture Employment of For…
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