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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Donald Trump has reclaimed the presidency, and Republicans will take charge of the Senate in January. Those results have big implications for a lot of issues, including trade and immigration as well as tax and regulatory policy that are critical to agriculture.
USDA is seeking nominations for a Growing Climate Solutions Act-mandated advisory council focused on making it easier for producers to participate in voluntary environmental credit markets, like carbon credits.
Farm groups are calling for stringent requirements for third-party verifiers of carbon farming projects, including knowledge of crops grown in the U.S. and specific soil types, as USDA seeks to implement the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
USDA wants public entities to submit suggestions to help it establish protocols for the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program, a venture assigned to USDA by the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021.
Three-term House Agriculture Committee member Abigail Spanberger announced Monday that she won't run for re-election next year and will instead seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia in 2025.
The Agriculture Department could help drive more participation in voluntary carbon markets through technical assistance and outreach, according to a report released by the agency on Monday.
The House and Senate Agriculture Committees are ready to focus on debating a new farm bill after lawmakers used the newly enacted omnibus funding package to clear their to-do lists. But it took several years to pass a farm bill the last time a divided Congress tried to do the job.
The House approved and sent to President Biden's desk Friday a $1.7 trillion year-end spending bill that includes $3.7 billion in farm disaster aid and clears some key unfinished business for agriculture, including measures to help producers take advantage of carbon markets.
Congressional leaders released a massive year-end bill Tuesday that would provide $3.7 billion in disaster aid for farmers and enact the Growing Climate Solutions Act to facilitate ag carbon markets.
