Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

The top Republican on the House Ag Committee is making clear he wants nothing to do with some proposals by fellow conservatives to slash farm bill programs.

USDA has added new officials to its White House liaison and faith-based initiatives offices, and Tyson Foods is looking for a new international group president. 

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the handful of funding recipients for USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Program he announced Tuesday should provide a framework for a broader rollout in two weeks.

Dole Fresh Vegetables has brought on Kim St George as the new vice president of sales for the company's western region and Brett Champlin has been promoted to vice president of harvest for Tanimura Antle.

The Biden administration is wasting little time selling the media and the public on that giant new spending and tax bill, the Inflation Reduction Act.

A federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday shows TJ Cox, a California Democrat whose one term in Congress included time on the House Agriculture Committee, is facing 28 counts of fraud.

The California State Senate has confirmed the appointment of Julie Henderson as director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Bayer says it will continue to provide “essential healthcare and agriculture products” to Russia because to withhold them “would only multiply the war’s ongoing toll on human life.”

Farmers and ranchers will receive increased help developing nutrient management plans with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Agriculture Department announced Monday.

Biofuel industry groups are welcoming passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the historic package of nearly $370 billion in climate-related funding.