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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
The federal government’s current approach to addressing hunger and nutrition shortcomings is failing the recipients and the taxpayer, witnesses said at a Senate Ag subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
A monthly measurement of the state of mind in farm country dropped for the second month in a row in October as farmers signaled concerns about the possibility of sharp increases to the prices of key inputs.
The House could vote as soon as Tuesday on its massive, $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill. Lawmakers worked through the weekend on tweaks to the package of climate measures and social spending.
House Democratic leaders are working toward passing President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion package of climate measures and social spending as soon as this week, along with a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The Western drought that stretches through much of the Great Plains is pushing cattle ranchers and dairy farmers to the breaking point – and sometimes past it – as producers scramble to feed their animals.
Streamlined regulations, enforcement of trade agreements, and increased funding for university research are all needed to advance innovation in biotechnology, witnesses and House Agriculture Committee members said at a hearing Tuesday.
President Joe Biden has tapped Jessica Rosenworcel to chair the Federal Communications Commission, offering her the chance to assume the role she is currently filling on an acting basis.
The Department of Agriculture is making available $1.15 billion through USDA's Reconnect program to provide rural areas with highspeed internet. The department will start taking applications for grants and loans November 24.
Internet service providers in 19 states will be receiving $554 million in funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.