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Farm-state Senate appropriators underscore need for market relief

11/20/24 3:07 PM By Rebekah Alvey

The Senate Appropriations Committee met Wednesday to discuss the need for disaster funding across different sectors. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and other representatives of the administration appeared before the committee to discuss ongoing work to recover from disasters like Hurricane Helene and Milton.

Drought working group details federal investments

06/01/22 12:01 PM By Steve Davies

The federal government’s Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group is helping coordinate the distribution of $13 billion provided by the infrastructure bill as drought continues to hammer western communities.

Thousands of aging dams need 'urgent and extensive' attention

06/03/20 6:20 AM By Ed Maixner

Countless deteriorating dams on rivers and old farm ponds out in the pastures are in escalating need of rebuilding before disaster strikes again. Some federal help is available for reservoir owners ready for the task.

Agri-Pulse year in review: Trade, MFP dominate 2019 ag news

12/29/19 5:30 PM By Spencer Chase

In 2019, the attention of farm country was keenly focused on international trade developments, and the Trump administration’s efforts to lessen their blow on producers, according to an analysis of Agri-Pulse's website traffic throughout the year.

FY20 spending, tax deals headed to Trump’s desk

12/19/19 4:55 PM By Philip Brasher

A pair of fiscal 2020 spending packages that will boost farm disaster relief, extend the biodiesel tax subsidy and bolster ag inspections at ports and airports easily cleared Congress on Thursday.

Sugarbeet harvest issues could spur Washington action

11/20/19 6:20 AM By Spencer Chase

Sugarbeets are stuck in the ground across thousands of acres in the upper Midwest, leaving producers and policymakers wondering just how to handle an unforeseen and unfamiliar situation.

Stopgap bill funds trade aid, other farm benefits

09/19/19 10:30 AM By Philip Brasher

A House stopgap spending bill aimed at avoiding an Oct. 1 government shutdown would ensure that trade assistance to farmers continues and also would bolster specialty crop research and fund USDA’s coming hemp program.

USDA offers up $150M for disaster recovery grants

09/11/19 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service is looking to distribute $150 million for natural disaster recovery.

USDA rolls out 2018, 2019 disaster aid

09/09/19 1:52 PM By Spencer Chase

The Agriculture Department will provide larger disaster-aid payments for losses in 2018 than for 2019 and will offer prevent-plant bonus payments of up to 15% for farmers who were unable to seed crops this spring due to the heavy Midwest flooding, according to rules announced Monday.

Montana producers face LIP roadblock

01/02/19 6:21 AM By Spencer Chase

In a series of letters, Farm Service Agency officials at the state and federal levels have been debating whether or not a consistently rough winter should make producers eligible for livestock disaster assistance programs.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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