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Competing farm bill plans spotlight wide range of policy differences

05/15/24 6:23 AM By Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks

Ongoing partisan battles over nutrition assistance and Inflation Reduction Act funding have received all the attention but there are plenty of other policy disagreements in the approaches that leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees are taking on a new farm bill.

USDA announces $250M for community wildfire planning efforts

05/15/24 6:08 AM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced $250 million intended to help communities plan for wildfire threats.

Washington Week Ahead: Thompson looks to nail down farm bill votes

05/12/24 9:56 AM By Philip Brasher

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson prepares to release the text of his draft farm bill as he seeks to lure some Democratic votes for the legislation ahead of the panel’s May 23 debate.

House Ag Republicans release new details of draft farm bill

PLC reference prices would rise 10-20%

05/10/24 4:25 PM By Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are proposing to raise Price Loss Coverage reference prices by 10% to 20% depending on the commodity, while also providing increased income protection to growers under the Agriculture Risk Coverage program and crop insurance, according to a section-by-section summary released Friday.

USDA projects rising ending stocks amid price slump

05/10/24 3:09 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA on Friday projected higher ending stocks for major row crops that will be harvested this year.

Water board's nitrogen order reverberates throughout California

05/09/24 2:52 PM By Brad Hooker

Six years ago the state water board approved an order establishing new nitrogen monitoring and reporting requirements in the Central Valley. Growers in other regions have faced similar mandates.

Study: Sustainable ag competes with food safety

05/09/24 2:27 PM By Brad Hooker

Food safety rules may be inhibiting the success of sustainable ag initiatives, according to a new research paper.

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State agency steps into a political debate over a groundwater moratorium

05/08/24 7:15 AM By Brad Hooker

DWR is sponsoring a bill to fix Gov. Newsom’s executive order on protect drinking water wells and has teamed up with one of the Capitol’s most aggressive lawmakers for reforming state water laws.

A bill on tribal water rights could ‘short circuit’ progress on Bay-Delta Plan, say critics

05/08/24 7:10 AM By Brad Hooker

Tribes are pushing for more status in water laws to better protect cultural practices. Irrigation districts claim the real intention is to block a set of voluntary agreements for river flows.

USDA updates almond marketing order following referendum

05/08/24 7:05 AM By Philip Brasher

USDA is modifying the federal marketing order for California almonds in part to help the industry build new markets.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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