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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 20, 2024
In this opinion piece, former Governor Rick Perry highlights Brooke's ag background and his long-time working relationship and personal friendship with Brooke Rollins.
Congressional leaders were nailing down the final details of a stopgap spending bill Monday night that was expected to include $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, as well as a one-year farm bill extension, sources tell Agri-Pulse.
Over the weekend, farm groups quickly mobilized to demand congressional leaders end a partisan impasse and reach a deal on a package of economic assistance to include in year-end legislation.
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the funding mechanism for the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional.
Soil conservation has always been the foundation of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which for nearly 60 years was known as the Soil Conservation Service. But NRCS is having trouble finding candidates with the right set of qualifications to fill its ranks.
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether challenges to EPA small refinery exemption decisions can be heard in federal appeals courts other than the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The goal of turning corn ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel is a little closer with the announcement that Gevo has secured a conditional, $1.46 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. It’s the department’s first such commitment for an alcohol-to-jet fuel facility.
USDA has directed crop insurance companies to expedite loss adjustments necessary to make payments to producers impacted by Hurricane Helene, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday.
Commenters on USDA’s latest attempt to promote fair and competitive livestock and poultry markets expressed widely divergent views on the proposal’s legality and provided a preview of the litigation to come if the rule is finalized.
Federal agencies are leaving landowners in the dark about what they can legally do under the Clean Water Act without violating the law, representatives of agriculture and other industries told lawmakers Wednesday.
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