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President Joe Biden is putting a focus on the farm bill today. The White House has called a meeting for late this afternoon or evening with the four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees.

More than 1,000 people gathered in Washington this week, in what amounted to a dry run for the next United Nations climate conference in December, where discussion of food systems will be front and center.

Congressional Republicans who opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, the main funding mechanism for President Joe Biden's climate policy, would like to move the IRA's funding for climate-related farming practices into the farm bill, which could permanently boost funding for conservation programs.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is updating the processes for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) around appraisals, land surveys and certifying eligible entities that help NRCS and producers enroll land into easements.

A growing initiative encourages the public to delay spring mowing to allow plants to bloom, providing habitat and food sources for early-season pollinators.

The department has opened the first round of staff positions to implement $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding over five years.

President Joe Biden meets with congressional leaders today amid the looming crisis over the federal debt ceiling.

The House and Senate are both in action this week, as the clock ticks toward the federal government hitting the debt ceiling as soon as June.

Many farm groups are calling on Congress to mandate more funding for agricultural research, arguing that the U.S. is falling behind China and other countries. But a top House appropriator says that funding for research decisions should continue to be left to the discretion of the lawmakers who write the annual spending bills for USDA.