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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
In this opinion piece, Jonathan Coppess, Gardner associate professor in agriculture policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, argues that it's vital for Congress to pass a new farm bill that protects the climate-related investments made by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Biden administration is taking a new step today in the development of the American Climate Corps, which is aimed at training a new generation of professionals to work in conservation and climate-related sectors.
Legislation introduced Tuesday would require the use of “imitation” or some other similar terminology on labels of plant-based meat alternatives sold in American grocery stores.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is in Salt Lake City today to speak at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation’s largest general farm organization.
Farmers continue to show interest in carbon markets, but they expect to see some payments from them, according to our exclusive Agri-Pulse poll of U.S. producers.
Despite a looming government shutdown amid talks to secure another continuing resolution, as well as upcoming elections, Congress needs to make sure it passes a farm bill this year, says the leader of the nation’s largest farm organization.
The congressional budget fight could result in some significant cuts to programs at USDA and elsewhere in the government, based on an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office.
The latest in a long line of rules addressing the meaning of “waters of the U.S.” should help farm producers understand which areas of their land may be subject to federal regulation, EPA's top water official said on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
Senate opposition is growing against the inclusion of Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Ashley Hinson’s Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2023 farm bill.
Utah Farm Bureau President Ron Gibson is facing human trafficking allegations after video surfaced online of him allegedly assaulting a worker on his dairy farm.
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