WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48082) on June 4, 2024, entitled "Livestock Forage Disaster Program: Drought and Wildfire Assistance" by agricultural policy analyst Christine Whitt. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Many producers raising livestock, such as beef or dairy cattle, depend on forage for grazing. Forage types include native and improved grasses, mixed forage, forage sorghum, and small grains (e.g., barley, millet,  more

ISPRA, Italy, June 7 (TNSres) -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news: The May edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available. Main findings of the May global overview: The main agricultural season is ending in southern Africa, with poor harvests across most countries in the region. Preliminary estimates from the Climate Hazards Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the National Aero  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for hosting me here today. For more than sixty years, the Atlantic Council has focused on promoting positive U.S. engagement around the world. This makes it a fitting venue for my remarks, which will focus on perhaps the defining international economic issue of President Biden's first term: Russia's war, and our economic support for Ukraine. Just a few days ago, I   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy released the following testimony by Joe Maxwell, chief strategy officer for Farm Action, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Protecting Consumers' Pocketbooks: Lowering Food Prices and Combatting Corporate Price Gouging and Consolidation": * * * Chair Warren, Ranking Member Kennedy, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify regarding Lowering Food Prices  more