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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
USDA is taking steps to accelerate some of the $18 billion in new conservation funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act for climate-related farming practices.
A large array of the nation’s agricultural organizations want Congress to step in and remind states of the limitations they have to regulate pesticide products within their borders and underscore the importance of the federal law on the subject.
A consent decree between the Environmental Protection Agency and biofuel trade association Growth Energy has been modified to give the Biden administration until the end of November to finalize its proposal for upcoming renewable fuels blending requirements.
The upcoming election could further shrink Democratic representation of rural areas in the House of Representatives, making it more difficult for agriculture advocates and the pesticide industry to find lawmakers who can get federal regulators’ attention.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a lot of feedback to sift through – most of it critical – following the end of its comment period Friday on proposed measures designed to reduce applications of atrazine, one of the widely-used herbicides in the U.S.
The Supreme Court seems to be searching for a middle ground on the longstanding question of which wetlands should be protected under the Clean Water Act.
Promotions and new staff at Tyson Foods, new presidents for NCGA and NASDA and lots of staff changes on Capitol Hill in this week's Farm Hands on the Potomac.
The Supreme Court had tough questions for both lawyers in a widely watched case that, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh put it, “is going to be important for wetlands around the country.”
