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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The agriculture sustainability conversation in the U.S and globally has moved from “niche to norm” and is likely to keep growing, despite changes coming in a new Trump administration, according to former EPA ag adviser Rod Snyder, who delivered the keynote address at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis today.
The Department of Agriculture says the investments in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program will pay off in the form of data on a broad range of conservation practices.
A majority of U.S. farmers are at least somewhat concerned about climate change, and nearly half are using or considering practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new Agri-Pulse survey of U.S. farmers.
The Democratic-controlled House Agriculture Committee on Monday approved a partisan spending package that is expected to grow to $94 billion once new funding for farm bill conservation programs is added.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency is extending the general signup period for the Conservation Reserve Program so it can look at ways to close an approximately 3-million-acre gap between the amount enrolled for 2021 and the CRP cap of 25 million acres.
Agricultural lenders should design their loan programs to encourage farmers' adoption of farming practices resilient to the impacts of climate change, the Environmental Defense Fund says in a new report.
