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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
U.S. farm groups were quick to cheer Tuesday's announcement of a $1.3 billion investment in a new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program after waiting for weeks for the USDA to confirm its plans to fund a new program to help promote ag exports.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is preparing to confirm later this morning that he will be using $2.3 billion in funding from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help farm groups promote their goods in foreign markets as well as donate more U.S.-grown commodities to those in need overseas, according to government officials.
The Agriculture Department could help drive more participation in voluntary carbon markets through technical assistance and outreach, according to a report released by the agency on Monday.
USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance product for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. But some additional funding and statutory authority may be needed in the next farm bill to make changes sought by growers, according to the Risk Management Agency.
The Agriculture Department paid landowners more than $1.77 billion in 2023 for the more than 23 million acres of private land in the Conservation Reserve Program.
The U.S. needs a national food strategy that incorporates oversight authorities from the Food and Drug Administration and USDA to better protect the domestic food supply, a former FDA official said Friday.
House Republicans are back on the hunt for a new speaker after Steve Scalise withdrew from consideration Thursday night, one day after winning the nomination of the GOP conference.
