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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
The official new estimates for farm bill costs do little to ease the funding squeeze facing lawmakers who want to increase reference prices for major commodities to reflect the higher input costs farmers are paying.
Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office forecast raises new questions about the future of conservation funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Farmland values are maintaining their strength, and loan volumes are declining, but economic growth in rural parts of the Midwest and northern Plains remains slow, according to Creighton University's Rural Mainstreet Index.
Leaders of the House Agriculture Committee have announced the rosters of its newly reorganized subcommittees, two of which will have equal party representation.
A sanitation company tasked with cleaning meatpacking plants for Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods and five other companies has agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties for employing at least 102 children in hazardous jobs, the Labor Department says.
The government could help farmers adapt to climate change by tying crop insurance premium subsidies or commodity program eligibility to the adoption of practices that can protect producers against drought, floods and other climate-related disasters, according to the Government Accountability Office.
President Joe Biden intends to nominate Xochitl Torres Small to take over as deputy secretary at USDA to replace Jewel Bronaugh, who is stepping down from the position, the White House said Wednesday.
The Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Statistics Service will continue to accept census questionnaires through the spring, despite the deadline for responses thaving passed.
Commissioner Franz is advocating for legislation that would add the Washington State DNR to the list of non-profit and private businesses that can pursue carbon offset projects and sell carbon credits.