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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
The Treasury Department on Friday released guidance on a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that will allow agricultural commodities to qualify as SAF feedstocks under an updated version of the Energy Department’s relatively ag-friendly model for calculating the carbon intensity of biofuels, administration officials say.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., objected to an attempt from Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., seeking unanimous consent on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act that passed in the House on Wednesday.
Several firms have been notified of their violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and USDA says those businesses have lost their licenses to operate without departmental approval.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pronounced himself pleased with U.S. efforts at the COP28 climate change meeting in Dubai, citing, in particular, a declaration signed by 152 countries outlining “the steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that we can produce the food necessary to meet the nutritional needs of the world now, and in the future, in light of a changing climate.”
Rep. Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee that oversees commodity programs, says it’s time to split the farm bill.
USDA has joined the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration in proposing a draft strategy to reduce food loss and waste, with the intention of carrying out the plan in 2024.