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FDA looking at animal food ingredient approval process

08/08/24 1:10 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on how to handle approval of animal food ingredients following last week’s announcement it will not be renewing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of American Feed Control Officials.

Daybreak Aug. 8: Walz talked China, farm bill in 2016 Agri-Pulse interview

08/08/24 9:36 AM By Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, and Steve Davies

Well before he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz sat down with Agri-Pulse to talk about his district, the virtues of bipartisanship in crafting a farm bill, and the U.S. relationship with China.

EPA bans sale, use of DCPA, citing risk to unborn children

08/07/24 4:42 PM By Steve Davies

Citing risks to the unborn, EPA has banned the sale and use of the herbicide DCPA, sold as Dacthal.

USDA offers new loan flexibility for struggling borrowers

08/07/24 11:44 AM By Jake Zajkowski

Distressed borrowers will be able to defer one annual loan installment at a reduced interest rate and take advantage of a simplified application process for Farm Service Agency loans.

Daybreak Aug. 7: Walz energizes crowd in Philly in first appearance as VP candidate

08/07/24 9:52 AM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a rousing speech to Democratic supporters in Philadelphia Tuesday night after being announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in the Nov. 5 election against Donald Trump and his VP nominee, JD Vance.

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Climate projects attract fruit, vegetable growers

08/07/24 8:24 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

The Biden administration's effort to help farmers make money from cutting their greenhouse gas emissions is drawing interest from fruit and vegetable growers.

USDA’s $3B bet on climate-smart markets relies on widely varying farmer incentives, requirements

A few projects would pay for emission reductions, not just practices

08/07/24 6:07 AM By Noah Wicks and Rebekah Alvey

An Agri-Pulse analysis of projects that account for the bulk of spending under the Biden administration’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities initiative shows it heavily relies on a relatively small number of practices. And most of the projects are paying farmers according to the practices they implement rather than for actual emission reductions.

Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

What new Trump presidency may mean for ‘climate-smart’ initiative

08/07/24 6:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

The Biden administration is banking on farm groups and agribusiness interests to ensure the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative has a lasting impact, even if former President Donald Trump wins in November.

USDA scales back data requirements but privacy concerns linger

08/07/24 6:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Getting data from farmers is essential for evaluating the impact of climate-smart practices on greenhouse gas emissions. But getting farmers to provide that data, and keeping it private, emerged as a concern as the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects started being implemented.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Aug. 9, 2024: Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, NCGA's Harold Wolle and NFU's Rob Larew at MN Farmfest

Kamala Harris tapped former House Ag Committee member and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Instead of telling you about his agriculture record, we went to Minnesota Farmfest to ask those who know it best: Farmers, senators and farm group leaders.

We also asked Sen. Amy Klubuchar about the farm bill and her future on the Senate Ag Committee.

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