Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

Daybreak April 22: Can Biden convince leaders US is serious?

04/22/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

The conservation stewardship program (CSP) allows farmers and ranchers to enroll working lands, like these acres in South Dakota.

NIFA outlines climate-smart ag priorities

04/21/21 7:13 AM By Amy Mayer

Amid calls for agriculture to engage fully in the Biden administration’s climate change mitigation plans, the director of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has outlined the agency’s priorities for funding and supporting public research.

Daybreak April 13: PepsiCo pours some cash into ag climate research

04/13/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

PepsiCo is giving a big boost to efforts by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action to reduce greenhouse gases in agriculture, donating $5 million to a year-old partnership now rebranded as AgMission.

Daybreak March 24: Ag has a ‘lot to offer’ in cutting carbon

03/24/21 12:00 PM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

USDA’s top climate adviser, Robert Bonnie, says agriculture and forestry are going to figure in any new climate commitments that the United States makes to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Drivers pull through a municipal lot in downtown Cleveland to pick up boxes from the food bank.

One year later: Food banks rise to pandemic challenges, reap benefits of increased hunger awareness

03/24/21 7:16 AM By Amy Mayer

In the early days and weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand at the nation’s food banks swelled. It’s gone down and up over the year, and in many places remains higher today than the baseline before the pandemic.

Daybreak March 17: Senate GOP cool to immigration debate

03/17/21 12:00 PM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

House Democrats are gearing up to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to reform the H-2A visa program and legalize undocumented workers. But the path ahead in the Senate for an ag labor bill is as difficult as ever, especially with the surge of migrants at the border.

Daybreak March 9: Blunt makes it five GOP retirements

03/09/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

Longtime Senate appropriator and GOP dealmaker Roy Blunt of Missouri is the fifth GOP senator to announce that he’s not seeking re-election. Blunt is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and former ranking Republican on the Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee that writes the annual budgets for USDA and FDA.

Daybreak March 3: Vilsack’s goal: Address impact of racism

03/03/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

In an interview with Agri-Pulse, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s open to helping aspiring Black farmers acquire the acreage they need by tapping federal land holdings. Vilsack made clear that his goal as secretary is to address the impact of a legacy of discrimination against minority farmers. It’s no longer an issue of just compensating producers who were the victims of discrimination themselves.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: USDA names racial equality, markets advisers

03/03/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Secretary Vilsack named key advisers for racial issues and market reform, and Pat Roberts has taken a new job with Capitol Counsel.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 31, 2025: House Ag Committee leadership, Zippy Duvall at AFBF convention

Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., is the new ranking member on the House Ag Committee. We sat down with her and Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Penn., to discuss their vision for leading the committee and their stance on nutrition programs, which could be subject to cuts in budget reconciliation.

Then, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall joins the show from the organization’s convention in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss concerns he’s hearing from farmers.

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