Items Tagged with 'USDA’s Equity Commission'

USDA’s Equity Commission is out with a detailed set of recommendations for reforming a wide range of programs, including the way commodity and conservation programs operate.

President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are heading to Minnesota Wednesday to kick off a two-week, nationwide effort to showcase how “Bidenomics” is helping rural America through investments in farming, ag production and rural communities, according to the White House.

The National Corn Growers Association has tapped Neil Caskey to be the next CEO of the group, while Food Systems for the Future President and CEO Ertharin Cousin will take over as co-chair of USDA’s Equity Commission.

USDA’s Equity Commission has backed away from an earlier recommendation that USDA consider abolishing its county committees.

It looks like USDA is going to keep USDA’s county committee structure that insures farmers have a say in the administration of farm programs.

The Biden administration is being pushed to consider dismantling the county committee system that USDA has long relied on to manage farm programs at the local level.

The Agriculture Department is stressing safety as it moves toward completing the transition of office staff back into their physical workplaces, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh says in an Agri-Pulse Newsmakers interview.