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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a fresh $500 million in funding for wildfire mitigation Tuesday and warned lawmakers to keep the Inflation Reduction Act's forestry funding aimed at its current purpose.
Supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation funding are determined to protect it from attempts to shift some of the money into other farm programs.
California Sen. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg has been sworn in as the new Senate president pro tempore and JJ Schlangen has been tapped as the new president of the central region of the United Natural Foods Inc.
Ken Barbic has joined Invariant as a new principal of the food and agriculture practice group and Vestaron has selected Juan Estupinan as the company’s interim CEO and president.
A New Mexico lawmaker says the extra Inflation Reduction Act funding allocated to conservation programs will help the Department of Agriculture have the staffing levels and money necessary to address producer demand for assistance.
The Department of Agriculture’s annual Crop Production report surprised traders with increases to the 2023 corn and soybean yield, pulling prices for both commodities lower in what could be the start of a longer trend.
