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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 04, 2024
A New Mexico lawmaker says the extra Inflation Reduction Act funding allocated to conservation programs will help the Department of Agriculture have the staffing levels and money necessary to address producer demand for assistance.
The Environmental Protection Agency has affirmed its finding that the “weight of evidence is insufficient” to link exposure from use of paraquat to Parkinson’s Disease in humans.
The federal government could help spur the adoption of precision agriculture practices in a number of ways, including increased research funding and assistance to farmers for enhancing data analysis, the Government Accountability Office says.
While thousands of producers line up for government assistance through CSP and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program each year, less than one-third have historically been able to get in. And that trend continued in 2023, despite both programs collectively being infused with $500 million in additional funding that year through the Inflation Reduction Act.
A new proposal to reduce wastewater discharges from meat and poultry slaughterhouses and processing plants has the Environmental Protection Agency facing criticism from both environmentalists and the meat industry.
Seventeen biofuel plants will be added to Summit Carbon Solutions' carbon pipeline route under a new partnership with POET, the nation's largest producer of ethanol.
The House could pass a short-term package of tax breaks as soon as this week, but the measure faces some Republican concerns that the expanded child tax credit included in the deal could help President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign or encourage working parents to quit their jobs.
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