Articles Tagged with ''Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack''

Members of the House Agriculture Committee are reviewing USDA input on the Senate-passed Growing Climate Solutions Act and modifications suggested by the panel’s top Republican, Glenn “GT” Thompson.

President Biden is announcing new measures today to address food price increases and the war in Ukraine.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA is walking a fine line as it navigates competing pressures to produce more food, keep growers profitable and address climate change.

Seed giant Corteva is packing up and ceasing all operations in Russia as the country continues its military invasion of Ukraine, according to a press release from the company.

The U.S. ag sector depends on the ability to ship products between Mexico and Texas, and Governor Greg Abbott’s increased border inspection demands are drawing sharp concerns from American farm groups.

It looks like the Conservation Reserve Program is going to take a cut in acreage this fall because of soaring commodity prices.

One of the lead sponsors of a bill to reform cattle markets says the measure will get a hearing – and a vote – in the Senate Agriculture Committee in coming weeks.

The House Agriculture Committee's ongoing hearings on the farm bill turn today to what USDA can do to address climate change.

Russia has taken steps to keep grain from leaving the country as the war in Ukraine drags on.

Amid growing concerns about the impact of the war in Ukraine, the G7 ag ministers have joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in urging countries not to protect their own food supplies by restricting exports.