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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
EPA has released a draft risk assessment that says using PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on farms may expose growers and those eating affected agricultural products to health risks.
Republicans are back in charge on both sides of Congress for the first time in six years, facing pressure to make good on President-elect Donald Trump’s tax and border policies and to prepare his slate of nominees for quick confirmation.
Congressional Republicans are likely to move quickly to carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s top legislative priority by extending expiring tax provisions and enacting new tax cuts, and some farm bill measures could go along for the ride.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are offering far different tax plans that would have significantly different impacts on agriculture and on federal budget deficits, according to analysts.
Former President Donald Trump, responding to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, is throwing his support behind increasing commodity price supports and other assistance for producers. But Vice President Kamala Harris notes Trump proposed budgets that would have cut some farm programs.
A handful of lawmakers who represent agricultural districts are locked in tight re-election races that determine control of the House next year. They include Iowa’s 3rd District, held by first-term GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, who’s being challenged by a former USDA appointee with the backing of Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Leading advocates for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris clashed over trade, immigration and tax policy during an informal debate Monday.
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States Thursday, telling a raucous crowd at Chicago’s United Center that she wants to rebuild the country’s middle class by creating an “opportunity economy.”
EPA Administrator Michael Regan expects Kamala Harris to build on the Biden administration’s climate policy and environmental justice initiatives, if she's elected to the presidency.