Beef Labeling Advances in Senate
Thursday, August 6, 2026 4:51PM CDT
A bipartisan beef labeling vote advances in the Senate, but Chairman John Boozman called completing a farm bill before the election a "miracle" as negotiations remain unresolved.
Committee Deadlocks Over SNAP
Thursday, August 6, 2026 1:29PM CDT
Although lawmakers agreed on several farm policy priorities, the Senate Agriculture Committee failed to advance the farm bill, 10-11, sending the fight over a two-year SNAP cost-share delay into September while the manager's amendment and MCOOL passed.
MCOOL, EQIP, Limits Face Markup
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 2:29PM CDT
Mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) was offered as a farm bill amendment by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. Independent cattlemen have raised their voices to Congress and on social media, finding a policy window of passage. (DTN file photo)
GMO Labeling Rule Must Change by 2028
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 12:24PM CDT
A federal court ordered USDA to rewrite its genetically engineered food labeling rule by January 2028, requiring clearer disclosures and ruling QR-code-only labeling insufficient.