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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 20, 2024
The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill would boost the federal budget deficit by $33 billion over 10 years, according to an official cost estimate released Friday by the Congressional Budget Office, which refused to change its stance on a budget offset intended to fund changes to commodity programs.
For some small farmers, the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy generation, known as is gaining steam as a path to future profitability. But the industry is still in its infancy.
In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, highlights the need to finalize and pass a farm bill that protects and invests in climate-smart agriculture.
While farm bill negotiations continue, advocates for greater agriculture research investments are cautiously optimistic a final product could deliver some much-needed wins to bolster U.S. innovation.
House members return to Washington to battle over fiscal 2025 spending bills ahead of the national party conventions, and Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson says he’ll be trying to round up support for the farm bill his panel advanced before the Memorial Day weekend.
Enacting a new farm bill remains a long shot this year due to the tight calendar and the fact that lawmakers remain sharply divided over both policy and funding, raising the possibility of new scenarios in 2025 that depend on the outcome of this fall's elections.
Trade with Mexico, Korea, Central America and Colombia is propelling new growth in U.S. pork exports, says U.S. Meat Export Federation President Dan Halstrom
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sharply criticized House Republicans’ proposed farm bill Wednesday, saying they are relying on “budget gimmicks” to fund legislation that overpromises but will not deliver for producers.
While there are provisions to expand SNAP eligibility in the House Agriculture Committee's draft farm bill, anti-hunger say the legislation could lead to limits on food choices and put a focus on improving nutrition over addressing hunger.
USDA is awarding commodity groups the first $300 million in trade promotion grants under a $1.2 billion initiative known as the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program and funded through the department’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority.
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