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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
It’s been two weeks since the Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted to approve Doug McKalip to be the chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
More money is being awarded through the Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program, offering loans or grants to 32 projects across 20 states to strengthen the country’s rural broadband access.
The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, but enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of transactions has surged over the past decade, according to an analysis of USDA data.
A new investment of nearly $2 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation will help fund school meals and food banks, and promote the purchase of U.S.-grown foods.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told a supporter of e-RINs for electricity produced from biomass and biogas to look for action this summer, emails obtained by Agri-Pulse show.
AGCO's Eric Hansotia
discusses everything from access to affordable Semiconductor chips to his thoughts on farm equipment’s role in carbon sequestration in this wide-ranging interview.
The Biden administration is pouring $2.8 billion, far more than originally planned, into a series of pilot projects aimed at developing markets for climate-smart commodities in every state and across a wide range of commodities and farm types. Another $700 million for smaller projects will be awarded later.