Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress

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…availability of $2.5 million in grants to enhance national energy security through the development of bio-based transportation fuels, biopower, and new bio-based products. TITLE VIII – Forestry Insect and Disease…

Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation

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…Submission and Funding report to Congress. TITLE VIII – Forestry Insect and Disease Infestation: On March 19, 2014, Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell sent a letter to all state governors…

Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation

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…Budget Submission and Funding: On March 10, 2014, REE submitted its first Budget Submission and Funding report to Congress. TITLE VIII – Forestry Insect and Disease Infestation: On March 19,…

USDA Releases a First Look at 2012 Census of Agriculture Results

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…into the agriculture industry reporting new or expanded data on Internet access, regional food systems, biomass production, agro-forestry and equine. For more information about the Census, including access to the…

“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners

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…record conservation and stewardship efforts already underway. I also previewed Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of USDA’s new regional hubs to help agriculture and forestry mitigate the impacts of a changing…

Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy

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…Act of 2014 includes multiple regulatory relief provisions benefiting agricultural and forestry industries. Consolidates 23 duplicative and overlapping conservation programs into 13. Provides one year of full funding for the…

Lucas Praises House Passage of Farm Bill Conference Report

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…food banks. Additional Reforms & Regulatory Relief The Agricultural Act of 2014 includes multiple regulatory relief provisions benefitting agricultural and forestry industries. Consolidates 23 duplicative and overlapping conservation programs into…