Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman announced that the Senate confirmed Robert Bonnie to a USDA Undersecretary position. The 76-19 vote in favor of the…
California to Receive More Than $5.5 Million for Conservation Projects
…on conservation practices implementation and systems that improve soil health. Three of the four funding priorities support the wider adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices and systems: climate-smart agricultural solutions; irrigation…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-12-21
…NRCS, and details on some of the climate-smart agriculture provisions in the new infrastructure bill. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, recipes, features and more. Listen…
USDA Emphasizes Commitment to Climate at COP26
…for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Initiative launched last week. He also highlighted the Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative, as well as the USDA-supported Pathways to Dairy…
Passage of Infrastructure Investment Bill Largely Supported by Ag
…of State Departments of Agriculture, the Agricultural Retailers Association, the National Farmers Union, and the National Corn Growers Association. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack described the bill as “a tremendous opportunity…
Week in Review: Water Board Raises Fees & Water Pumping Rules Reevaluated
…chain and provided recommendations to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The $1.75 trillion plan includes provisions for significant climate investments, particularly in the agricultural sector. Get all of the agricultural headlines…
Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Value of Biotechnology in Agriculture
Lawmakers discussed the importance of biotechnology in the agricultural sector during a joint hearing of the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittees on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 11-04-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show has reports about the launch of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate and issues…
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
…AIM for Climate has already begun to bear fruit, garnering an “early harvest” of $4 billion in increased investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. Climate-smart agriculture is an…
New Federal-State Partnership to Address Transportation Infrastructure
…confront climate change, speed the movement of goods and grow our economy.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Tariff Agreement with EU Reopens Doors for US Agriculture Exports
…Duvall called the agreement welcome news, adding, “farmers were swept up in the turmoil as the EU clamped down on U.S. agricultural exports like orange juice, butter, cheese, pork, nuts…
USDA Providing $1.8 Billion in Producer Payments Through ARC and PLC
…of these valuable programs,” said Ducheneaux. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy…
Build Back Better Framework Announced by President Joe Biden
…for rural America. “Agriculture can lead the way in the fight on climate with climate smart agriculture and forestry practices that sequester carbon, reduce emissions and create new and better…
U.S.-Mexico Ag Officials Establish Working Group
U.S. and Mexican agriculture delegates met during the 30th annual meeting of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord. The officials discussed concerns regarding recent decisions by Mexico’s federal government to impose arbitrary…