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Expect messaging shift on conservation, climate in Trump USDA

11/13/24 6:06 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Those in the agriculture industry believe that conservation programs will be largely unaffected by the incoming second Trump administration, with the fate of remaining Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding in the hands of Congress.

Opinion: USDA Is choosing politics over producers

09/11/24 11:53 AM By Senator Deb Fischer

In this opinion piece, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., argues that the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress are putting climate ideology ahead of providing farmers the assistance they need.

Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

What new Trump presidency may mean for ‘climate-smart’ initiative

08/07/24 6:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

The Biden administration is banking on farm groups and agribusiness interests to ensure the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative has a lasting impact, even if former President Donald Trump wins in November.

USDA to scale back climate project demands in bid to enroll farmers

03/06/24 6:25 AM By Philip Brasher

USDA has decided to reduce the kind of data farmers must provide through the department's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative due to concerns the information requirements could limit producer participation.

Daybreak March 4: Foreign farmland concerns, WIC land in FY24 spending package

03/04/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Lawmakers are set to vote this week on six of their 12 spending bills for fiscal 2024, more than five months into the fiscal year.

Vilsack announces progress on climate-smart projects

04/27/23 2:03 PM By Steve Davies

USDA has completed negotiations on more than 35 projects that are receiving funding under the department’s $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.

Key House appropriator challenges Vilsack use of CCC

03/30/23 12:00 PM By Philip Brasher

The chairman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday accused Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of exploiting a “loophole” in USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. account to fund $3 billion in climate-related projects.

Differing conservation standards adding wrinkle to USDA-funded climate-smart projects

03/29/23 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The Agriculture Department is working with groups involved in the $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program to provide flexibility to farmers on how they plant cover crops, in order to ensure enough farmers sign up for the projects.

Senators press for crop insurance expansion, raise concerns on input costs

02/09/23 1:58 PM By Philip Brasher

Senators on both sides of the aisle used a farm bill hearing Thursday to call for addressing the rising input costs faced by row crop producers and expanding crop insurance options for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops.

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