…(FPEP) receives over $174 million to support 42 projects nationwide, including $4 million for Bluestem Systems to enhance fertilizer production in Iowa and Nebraska. USDA’s efforts under the Biden-Harris Administration…
California Ag Leaders Back from South Korea Trade Mission
…year the Biden-Harris administration was able to reduce tariffs on roughly 10 products in India in the food and ag space [including] a lot of our specialty crops,” Taylor said….
IRA Funding to Support 138 New Conservation Easements
…or sequesters carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions. “President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act is enabling us to get a record amount of conservation on the ground, including through…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Policy Expert Fran Miller
Joining us this week is Fran Miller, senior staff attorney and professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School. We’re talking about policy…
AgNet Weekly: Representative John Duarte (R-CA)
Congress couldn’t pass a farm bill in 2023, but will it happen this year? Congressman John Duarte, a Republican from California, is unsure if we will see it pass in…
Additional $205 Million in Funding for Sites Reservoir
…single award in the history of the WIIN Act for a storage project. “With the support of the Biden-Harris administration, Reclamation continues to make historic investments in Western water infrastructure…
Ag and Rural Funding in the President’s Budget Request
The Biden-Harris Administration has released the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025. It includes significant investments in agriculture and sustainability initiatives, along with substantial investment in climate resilience. Climate-related…
‘Product of USA’ Labeling Rule Finalized by USDA
…announcement is a vital step toward consumer protection and builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to bolster trust and fairness in the marketplace where smaller processors can compete,” Agriculture Secretary…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Finally Hits the Average & New Office of Ag at EPA
…Affairs to enhance engagement with agricultural and rural communities. The recently launched bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus is leading an effort to urge the Biden Administration to prioritize agriculture in…
Final Rule Makes Adjustments to Packers and Stockyards Act
…enforcement. This move is part of President Biden’s broader efforts to promote competition in agricultural markets and ensure fair treatment for small- and mid-size farmers. While industry stakeholders like the…
Ag Trade Caucus Urges Reduction of Trade Barriers Holding Back Producers
The recently launched bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus is leading an effort to urge the Biden Administration to prioritize agriculture in its trade agenda by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers…
Funding Announced for Renewable Tech in Ag
…400 individual farmers deploy smaller-scale wind projects using USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. This goal is only possible because of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act which provided more than…
USDA Equity Commission Report Released
…of Agriculture (USDA) held its inaugural National Equity Summit to celebrate the work of the USDA Equity Commission and recommit to the progress the Department has made under the Biden-Harris…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
…keep farmers and rural America running by reiterating what he said in an earlier statement when the Census of Agriculture was released Tuesday. “In response to those challenges, the Biden-Harris…