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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Spending for USDA and FDA would be increased by 3% in fiscal 2025 under a bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, drawing a sharp contrast with the House GOP version of the measure.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted concerns over declining U.S. farms and farmland and other key issues the agency faces during a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. The hearing focused on President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget request for the agency.
Interest in agrivoltaics is increasing as the practice is seen as a potential solution to competing land use, and a bipartisan pair of senators is pushing for new research funding in the next farm bill.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to be director of the Bureau of Land Management after a sharply partisan debate over her truthfulness about a 1989 tree-spiking incident on an Idaho national forest.
An end is finally in sight in the wait for a new agriculture secretary. The Senate has scheduled action for Feb. 23 on Tom Vilsack's nomination to return for a second stint at the head of USDA.
Reorganization plans at the Departments of Interior and Energy did not get a warm reception at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, with senators particularly concerned about the administration's proposal to eliminate the Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy (ARPA-E).
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Legislation being considered in the Senate would help strengthen the nation’s grid by offering tax incentives for storage system investment.
