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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Agriculture Department is lifting a freeze on clean energy funding programs but giving applicants 30 days to modify their proposals to remove unspecified references to DEI and “climate mandates.” A notice obtained by Agri-Pulse laid out options for revising projects.
In an effort to save the Food for Peace program amid the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, farm-state Republicans have proposed to move the program to the Agriculture Department. But aid experts and USAID veterans say it would take USDA years to build the expertise it needs.
Members of the House and Senate Agriculture committees are proposing to move the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development to the Department of Agriculture.
The State Department is allowing the shipping and distribution of food aid to resume, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced. Some $560 million worth of commodities had been stalled ports around the world following the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to helm the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will appear before the Senate Finance Committee today in what promises to be a tariff-heavy hearing.
Today could be a big day for the biofuel industry. The Treasury Department is expected to release highly anticipated interim guidance for the valuable new clean fuel tax credit known as 45Z, industry sources say.
The Senate Agriculture Committee is welcoming four new members to the panel, including Democrat Adam Schiff of California, who will be the first senator from the Golden State to serve on the committee since the 1980s.
Lawmakers return this week for the remainder of their lame duck session, facing a to-do list that includes passing a farm bill extension and averting a government shutdown. Also, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy head to Capitol Hill, and a Senate committee puts a focus on FDA and its role in combatting obesity..
Agri-Pulse’s Lydia Johnson caught up with California Rep. Jim Costa Thursday night to talk about his challenge to Georgia Rep. David Scott for the top Democratic slot on the House Ag Committee. Costa repeatedly stressed that he could be a “strong voice” for the minority.
