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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Southern Farmers Financial Association is being established by the Biden administration to help small farmers in high-poverty areas of the South get access to capital.
Rural power utilities apprehensively await litigation in a federal appeals court over a new EPA rule that requires the use of expensive carbon capture technology for existing coal-fired generation. CCS is considered the best available technology, and EPA expects that it can capture 90% of plant emissions.
With hundreds of new NRCS employees coming onboard, agency officials must now grapple with how to effectively train up and keep on a generation of younger workers while simultaneously rolling out billions of new farm conservation dollars.
In this opinion piece, Rep. David Valadao highlights the devastating impact natural disasters have had on the ag industry over the last year and the importance of ensuring producers have timely access to relief.
Experts responsible for examining scientific evidence and drafting recommendations to the agencies for the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans said that there is not sufficient data to draw conclusions about ultra-processed foods and health outcomes.
The Farm Service Agency is making a change to its acreage reporting requirements to make it easier for vertical farming operations and smaller scale farms to qualify for USDA programs.
In this opinion piece, J. Dudley Butler, who was an administrator for the former Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, argues that the viability of rural America and its farms and ranches is at stake in the election.
Partnership staff are integral to the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s strategy to meet an expected surge in demand for conservation planning and design work after seeing a $19.5 billion infusion into conservation programs through the Inflation Reduction Act.
