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The two lead sponsors of legislation that would introduce new reforms to the cattle sector say they are undeterred by recent opposition to the bill’s key plank.

Modernizing wheat breeding to prepare the major food crop for changing climate conditions is the goal of a new five-year $15 million national research project.

Growers of the nation’s broiler chickens say there should be plenty of wings and dummies available for hungry football fans watching Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup.

New program will feature members of Congress, federal and state officials, farmers, ag and food commodity groups and roundtable panelists for debates and discussions.

The Biden administration is launching the application process for a $1 billion program that will test ways farms of all sizes can profit from the low-carbon commodities they produce through practices that cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The California Natural Resources Agency has been gathering feedback over plans to conserve 30% of the state’s land and coastal waters by 2030.

Lawmakers are staring at yet another government funding deadline with little sign of progress on a deal for fiscal 2022 spending, while ag groups await the Biden administration’s launch of its signature initiative for developing markets for low-carbon agricultural commodities.

Bolstered by strong commodity prices, U.S. farm earnings should stay well above historic levels this year even as producers grapple with high production costs and the government’s pandemic relief phases out, the Agriculture Department reports.

Minority farmers and producers considered to be historically underserved by federal programs, including beginning farmers, received less than 4% of the payments provided by the Trump administration’s Market Facilitation Program, according to the Government Accountability Office.