Articles Tagged with ''Glenn Thompson''

The Biden administration is being pushed to consider dismantling the county committee system that USDA has long relied on to manage farm programs at the local level.

The U.S. House should be the final stop this week for a historic funding package aimed at slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Eight GOP members of the House Agriculture Committee are calling for a hearing with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the nation’s pesticide law.

A partisan divide is emerging heading into the upcoming farm bill over whether or not to link crop insurance coverage with climate change mitigation efforts.

Producers and crop insurance industry experts implored a House Ag subcommittee Wednesday to protect the program from cuts in the upcoming farm bill.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack assures lawmakers the Biden administration is holding China to account for its failure to fulfill “phase one” trade commitments, but he stopped short of saying what steps the administration would take.

Streamlined regulations, enforcement of trade agreements, and increased funding for university research are all needed to advance innovation in biotechnology, witnesses and House Agriculture Committee members said at a hearing Tuesday.

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to receive an average of 40 cents more per meal, a move Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says is based on changes in the way people eat as well as federal dietary guidelines.