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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
The Biden administration is duplicating last year’s effort to use Clean Air Act emergency waiver authority that will allow consumers to purchase E15 throughout the upcoming summer driving season.
A key House Republican wants to reinstate a restriction on USDA’s use of its Commodity Credit Corp. Rep. Andy Harris, who chairs the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee, claims Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack misused the CCC to fund the $3 billion Partnerships in Climate-Smart Commodities initiative.
USDA has completed negotiations on more than 35 projects that are receiving funding under the department’s $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
Lawmakers have their work cut for them when it comes to figuring out how to satisfy all the row crop producers with a stake in the farm bill commodity title.
The California Legislature is considering changes to the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard that would cap the credits and cut guarantees for methane digesters. Despite a fierce backlash from industry groups, the environmental justice argument is gaining traction among California regulators and Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration.
A proposed agreement is designed to force EPA to provide more oversight over animal feeding operations and discharge permits in Pennsylvania, but a former agency attorney is skeptical of the agreement's final impact on the enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program is funding 10-year awards for farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs at five universities.