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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
The participation rate among people eligible for USDAÀs Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) jumped to 83 percent in fiscal year 2012 from 78 percent in the previous year, according to a department report.
Those interested in applying for up to $1 million in conservation or carbon credit project grant funding through USDAÀs Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program must submit their project pre-proposals by Feb. 24.
A federal district court in Minnesota has ordered the EPA not to release farmersP and ranchersP personal information while the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) appeal the courtPs dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to
USDA announced $30 million in funding for 22 projects aimed at fighting citrus greening disease, which is devastating groves in Florida and threatening the U.S. citrus industry.
Dozens of agricultural and food groups sent a letter to every member of Congress today asking them to introduce and approve legislation renewing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which sets consultation and notification requirements for a president to follow throughout the negotiation p
Early this week, the Environmental Protection Agency officially withdrew its interpretive rule that defined ðnormal farming practicesð for purposes of the Clean Water Act and as required by Congress in the 2015 0mnibus spending bill passed in December.
The Obama administration is asking Congress for $8.6 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for fiscal year 2016, which is $452 million, or 5 percent, more than its 2015 actual budget.
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America, today welcomed introduction of the Conservation Easement Incentive Act in Congress.
