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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, July 22, 2024
The Natural Resources Conservation Service should see 1,600 new employees by early this fall after being granted direct hiring authority last week, NRCS Chief Terry Cosby told Agri-Pulse Thursday.
A series of wildfires in the Texas panhandle has already scorched nearly 850,000 acres of land, impacting cattle producers and other residents in the region.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., used a White House event Tuesday to reiterate once again that she’s not giving in to GOP demands to take money from the nutrition title to fund other provisions in a new farm bill.
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are using "secret guidance" to implement wetlands regulations, ag stakeholders said at a listening session Tuesday addressing the murky issues surrounding the “waters of the U.S.” rule.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property, after a federal judge tossed a 2020 rule in response to a lawsuit from the National Wildlife Federation.
States are trying to meet land conservation goals and protect agricultural acreage, but securing enough money – and enough land to do that has been difficult across the country.
Federal agency officials, the governors of Washington and Oregon, and the leaders of four tribes on Friday gathered at the White House Friday for a ceremonial signing of a $1 billion agreement meant to halt salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake River system.
A top USDA official says 2024 will be a pivotal year for the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program, as the Biden administration's initiative to develop markets for low-carbon ag products kicks into full gear.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s long-awaited action on a looming petition that would authorize the year-round sale of higher ethanol blends came Thursday, but with a caveat that frustrated the biofuels industry.
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