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Today is officially the last day for farmers to submit their responses for the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

CropLife America has brought on Peggy Browne as the new vice president of government relations and Lillie Zeng has started her new job as director of communications at the American Sugar Alliance.

Lawmakers on both sides of Capitol Hill have spent the past couple of years working to rein in the market power of the four largest beef packers. But time may well have run out on two major reform bills.

The House Rules Committee has teed up a package of spending bills for floor debate this week.

President Biden is putting new emphasis on addressing inflation as his poll numbers continue to slump.

President Biden’s $500 million plan to boost agricultural production isn’t going down well with two key Senate Republicans on ag policy

Happy Earth Day. The White House is using today to tout the administration’s efforts to address climate change.

President Joe Biden is looking to Congress to pass portions of his Build Back Better bill, specifically naming the legislation’s climate measures. Those include about $80 billion in agriculture provisions.

Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill insist they are getting closer to a deal on President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. Sen. Joe Manchin, one of two key moderate Democrats, told reporters Thursday the talks were “making good progress.” But he also said he didn’t expect a deal “anytime soon.”

We now have the details on the $28 billion plan that Democrats have developed for funding climate-smart agriculture. According to a summary circulating on Capitol Hill and obtained by Agri-Pulse, the plan features a new $5 billion program to provide direct payments to farmers who plant cover crops.