Articles Tagged with ''Climate Change''

Daybreak April 2: Biden omits Vilsack from infrastructure sales team

04/02/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies and Bill Tomson

The Biden administration is starting to build support for its $2.25 trillion infrastructure package during the congressional break. White House officials held an off-the-record briefing for ag and rural groups on the American Jobs Plan Thursday, and President Joe Biden tasked five Cabinet officials with selling the proposal to lawmakers and the public.

Q+A with CDFA Secretary Karen Ross

03/31/21 7:50 AM By Amy Mayer

During February, CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation held a series of meetings with farmers and ranchers to get their input on ways to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve biodiversity to help meet California’s climate goals. CDFA released a preliminary report from those sessions Tuesday (March 30). Secretary Karen Ross spoke with Agri-Pulse about those meetings and how ag is contributing to the state's climate goals.

Experts say crop insurance program reflects climate change, new innovations

03/31/21 6:31 AM By Amy Mayer

The debate over climate policy usually includes some discussion about whether the U.S. crop insurance system should be changed to either incentivize more conservation or better address weather threats. Yet two experts said this public-private partnership is already reflecting changes in climate and new innovations in agriculture, with the potential for more targeted improvements to come.

Summit recap: Climate innovations abound as policy uncertainties remain

03/25/21 5:10 PM By Sara Wyant

U.S. farmers, ranchers, foresters and food companies are leaning in on the climate policy debate more than ever before, even as many questions remain about how to achieve measurable and practical solutions that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

EPA's Regan stresses importance of biofuels, calls for ag input

03/24/21 1:43 PM By Steve Davies

EPA Administrator Michael Regan reiterated his “open-door” policy for agriculture as the agency develops regulations and policies, and said biofuels, “especially advanced biofuels,” will be part of the Biden administration’s transportation agenda as it tackles climate change.

Daybreak March 22: House votes to block farm program cuts

03/22/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

It’s now up to the Senate. The House on Friday voted 246-175 to block the newly enacted $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package from triggering deep cuts in government programs. The cuts become automatic if Congress doesn’t waive PAYGO requirements under a 2011 budget law that was intended to limit deficit spending.

Washington Week Ahead: Democrats build case for infrastructure, child nutrition

03/21/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Congressional Democrats will use this week to build their case for two major priorities, a multi-trillion dollar climate and infrastructure package, and a child nutrition reauthorization bill that could be used to increase the number of kids getting free meals.

Opinion: Farmers call for policies to turn climate threat into opportunity

03/17/21 3:06 PM By Cori Wittman Stitt

In this opinion piece, Cori Wittman Stitt discusses how her family’s farm has seen the impacts of climate change and how there needs to be bipartisan congressional action to address these impacts for the future of generations to come.

New tool could build trust for Delta climate adaptation plans

03/17/21 8:10 AM By Amy Mayer

As scientists and policy makers work on the Delta Adapts plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, they’re considering climate impacts on agricultural lands, wildlife and society.

When it comes to carbon markets, farmers should have plenty of questions

03/17/21 6:39 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers face a bewildering set of choices and requirements as new carbon payment plans and markets are proliferating.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 16, 2024: Rep. Brad Finstad on rural voters, farm bill; Chandler Goule and Tom Sell

Republican Rep. Brad Finstad represents Minnesota’s first district, the same area Tim Walz represented while in Congress. We asked Rep. Finstad how Walz got reelected so many times, then discussed potential GOP administration policies and the farm bill.

NAWG’s Chandler Goule and Tom Sell from Combest, Sell & Associates also join to discuss GOP and Democratic Party policy differences on trade, labor and climate.

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