Articles Tagged with ''Tom Vilsack''

Poll: Farmers count on aid in new farm bill, back SNAP cut

01/17/24 6:20 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers and ranchers would like to see increased crop insurance subsidies and commodity price supports in the new farm bill, and a strong majority support cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to an exclusive Agri-Pulse producer poll.

Daybreak Jan. 12: Senior House Ag member: Q1 is critical for farm bill

01/12/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

A senior Republican on the House Ag Committee, Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford, says little legislatively is likely to get done this year after March, given the political calendar.

Farm bill, trade issues top Agri-Pulse 2023 stories

12/29/23 11:00 AM By Spencer Chase

Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.

Vilsack: Don't cut nutrition assistance to fund farm programs

12/19/23 2:34 PM By Spencer Chase

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says Congress should look outside the nutrition title to address funding issues in the upcoming farm bill.

Vilsack: US can show the world the way on climate

12/15/23 9:48 AM By Hannah Pagel

USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program can help lead the world in adopting sustainable agricultural practices, says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Biden administration agrees on ag-friendly rules for new SAF tax credit

12/15/23 8:45 AM By Philip Brasher

The Treasury Department on Friday released guidance on a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that will allow agricultural commodities to qualify as SAF feedstocks under an updated version of the Energy Department’s relatively ag-friendly model for calculating the carbon intensity of biofuels, administration officials say.

USDA, AFA announce ag workforce partnership

12/13/23 6:04 AM By Spencer Chase

USDA has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Agriculture Future of America to help prepare future ag and food industry workers.

Daybreak Dec. 11: Vilsack says US ‘flipped the script for American agriculture’ at COP meeting

12/11/23 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, and Noah Wicks

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pronounced himself pleased with U.S. efforts at the COP28 climate change meeting in Dubai, citing, in particular, a declaration signed by 152 countries outlining “the steps that need to be taken in order to ensure that we can produce the food necessary to meet the nutritional needs of the world now, and in the future, in light of a changing climate.”

Future of US dairy trade to Canada remains uncertain after second USMCA dispute

12/06/23 6:22 AM By Bill Tomson

The first thing U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack did after the U.S. lost its second USMCA dairy battle with Canada was vow to keep on fighting – reminiscent of statements released by U.S. lawmakers and U.S. dairy groups, but that fight may be at an end after two exhaustive legal fights that both ended in a decision by a three-member dispute panel.

Ag to get focus at COP28 climate conference assesses climate progress

11/29/23 6:10 AM By Quentin Slater

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 begins this Thursday, Nov. 30, and runs through Dec. 12 in Dubai, UAE.

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04.04.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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