NCGA and presidents of 23 state grower organizations are adding their voices to a growing list who want the Biden administration to deal with Mexico’s coming ban (starting in 2025) on imports of GMO corn.
Officials have been bracing for an influx of migrants when the authority lifts on Dec. 21. The Dept. of Homeland Security is projecting 14,000 migrants may then attempt to cross the U.S. southern border per day.
Pelosi said the House this week will “take up a bill adopting the tentative agreement—with no poison pills or changes to the negotiated terms—and send it to the Senate.” Some industry leaders feel it will pass.
Vilsack urged Mexico to “find a way forward” and said that if Mexico’s plans went unchanged, the U.S. government would be forced to consider all options, including legal action under the USMCA.
House Republicans asked the General Accountability Office to conduct a study on U.S. lands owned by foreign entities. The letter was signed by scores of other House Republicans.
The National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health released on Tuesday will cover everything from a congressional push for $15 per hour minimum wage to research in soil management impacts on human health.
