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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
When it comes to water issues in the western U.S.—specifically the seven states dependent on the Colorado River system for their lives and livelihoods—John Boelts thinks farmers are giving up more than their share.
The top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, John Boozman of Arkansas, insisted at the summit that he’s still focused on getting a farm bill passed this year.
An Illinois Democrat says getting a bipartisan farm bill done this year is “critically important” and that she is optimistic Congress can pass new legislation before the September deadline included in last year's extension.
Biomass crops show potential to meet growing demands for biobased products, but producers will not plant them without reliable markets, a new Agriculture Department report says.
Lawmakers are going to be leaving a lot of money on the table – nearly $1.8 billion – if they can’t agree on putting Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding into a new farm bill.
The Agriculture Department on Wednesday announced it will use $138 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding to enroll 138 new easements into the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
South Dakota lawmakers have passed a trio of bills designed to smooth the path of a carbon pipeline that the ethanol industry considers crucial to its future but that some farmers and other landowners don’t want on their land.
States in the upper and lower halves of the Colorado River basin have unveiled conflicting visions on what path the Bureau of Reclamation should follow when crafting a new framework governing water cuts after current guidelines’ 2026 expiration.
President Joe Biden makes his case for reelection in tonight’s State of the Union. Look for him to say the administration is taking on inflation in food, farm inputs and other areas.