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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett, one of the newest members of the House Ag Committee, wants to make sure consumers having trouble accessing healthy food options get relief when Congress considers changes to the farm bill.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission dealt a blow Friday to Summit Carbon Solutions’ effort to build a 2,000-mile pipeline to transport liquid carbon dioxide through five states, rejecting the company’s proposed route through the state.
Farm Credit lenders are asking Congress in the upcoming farm bill to expand their authority to rural community facilities and fisheries projects, but some community bankers are worried the changes will siphon away their business.
The nation’s farmers and ranchers kept their opinions about the farm economy mostly unchanged in July, but mild upticks in optimism are included in a report measuring the state of mind in rural America.
USDA is funding up to $250 million in projects to help local communities plan for wildfires and alleviate their impacts, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday.
Farmers and rural entrepreneurs told the House Committee on Small Business on Wednesday they’re often unaware of federal government resources intended to support them.
President Joe Biden has come out against a House Republican funding measure that would fund USDA and FDA, arguing the bill goes beyond an agreement to cut spending reached earlier this year with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
A federal appeals court says it doesn’t have jurisdiction over a challenge to dicamba registrations brought by soybean and cotton growers, leaving the herbicide's fate in the hands of a pair of district courts entertaining somewhat differing lawsuits.