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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 02, 2024
The fate of a key cattle market reform proposal is at stake as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association kicks off its annual convention today in Houston.
The Supreme Court could issue a new decision outlining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction by this summer, even as the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers work on a new definition of “waters of the U.S.”
The American Farm Bureau Federation has released its new position on a piece of legislation to reform the cattle markets, saying it supports the majority of the legislation but cannot back its effort to mandate cash trade requirements in the beef industry.
A familiar voice in farm policy is reflecting changes in its industry as the 30-year-old National Biodiesel Board plans to change its name – and shift its focus – to place more emphasis on a broader effort to use liquid transportation fuels in carbon reduction efforts.
The Department of Agriculture is making available $225 million for public-private partnerships aimed at conservation projects, with an eye on climate change mitigation, supporting urban agriculture and helping historically underserved producers.
President Biden’s $1.7 billion Build Back Better bill is going nowhere on Capitol Hill, but Democrats are looking at pulling out the climate-smart ag provisions and clean energy incentives and moving them as a separate package
A flurry of Department of Agriculture reports Wednesday showed bin-busting production of corn, sorghum, soybeans and cotton took place in 2021, largely matching what traders were expecting to see.
New developments in the long-running battle over livestock markets may force the American Farm Bureau Federation to rethink its support for a bipartisan bill to bring transparency to those markets.
The American Farm Bureau Federation may have to backtrack on its support for a livestock market reform bill after a pair of votes by delegates at its annual meeting Tuesday.
