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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 25, 2024
Senate Republicans unveiled a coronavirus relief package Monday that would give the Agriculture Department broad authority to spend an additional $20 billion to compensate agricultural producers and processors for the impact of the pandemic.
Gov. Newsom on Friday announced state support for constructing temporary isolation housing for COVID-positive agricultural workers who are asymptomatic.
The Democratic-controlled House approved a package of fiscal 2021 spending bills Friday that would provide about $1 billion for rural broadband expansion while blocking the Trump administration from cutting food stamp rolls and carrying out key regulatory relief measures.
Calif. Rep. Josh Harder, D-Turlock, is introducing a bill that would deliver $5 billion in emergency aid to fairs throughout the country that have shut down due to the pandemic.