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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow is calling on farm groups to fight any cuts to farm bill programs as House Republicans work to reduce spending this year.
As Congress begins to craft the 2023 Farm Bill, USDA Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young explained the need to invest in research infrastructure and workforce development and make research more digestible and usable to agricultural producers.
Both Democratic and Republican senators pushed for simpler Rural Development program applications in a hearing Tuesday, saying the current process is arduous and favors those who hire grant writers to help them in the process.
The Senate Agriculture Committee plans a few farm bill hearings before the end of the year with an eye toward trying to get a new bill enacted as soon as 2023.
Senators offered up hearty bipartisan support Thursday for Alexis Taylor to be USDA's next trade undersecretary as lawmakers also pushed for a speedy confirmation process.
Joe Shultz is the new executive director of the newly launched Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation and Jaime Adams has been tapped as the new senior policy adviser for climate at USDA.