Farm bill vote in committee before Memorial Day, says House Ag chairman After repeated delays, House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson said on Tuesday that his committee, “without a doubt, will mark up a farm bill before Memorial Day.” Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee plan to release a farm bill… Continue reading
House Republicans embrace ‘pretty radical’ farm bill ideas — Vilsack Most of the Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee — 21 of 29 — support “pretty radical” farm bill proposals at a time when only a bipartisan bill is sure of enactment, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday. “It… Continue reading
Bird flu found in dairy cows in Texas and Kansas The USDA announced Monday that unpasteurized milk samples from sick cattle at two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas, as well as an oropharyngeal swab from another dairy in Texas, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…. Continue reading
California’s water board hit with civil rights complaint over tainted water A coalition of public interest groups filed a civil rights complaint against California’s top water board last week, accusing the agency of perpetuating environmental racism along the state’s Central Coast. According to the complaint, the region’s agricultural industry has… Continue reading
Climate change will drive up food costs, threatening political stability Global warming may drive up food inflation by as much as 3.2 percentage points a year, based on temperature increases projected for 2035, according to a paper published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment on Thursday. Warming is also… Continue reading
Agriculture grows in tribal nations Agriculture in Indian Country was a nearly $6.5 billion industry in 2022, according to the most recent Census of Agriculture, up from $3.5 billion just five years earlier. Cattle ranching was the most common form of agriculture production, occurring on 39 percent of farms operated… Continue reading
Farm and food coalition is key to passing farm bill The only way to pass a farm bill this year is to assemble a farm and food coalition of rural and urban lawmakers, said Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow at a farm conference on Monday. “We need to be strengthening… Continue reading
Administration calls for full WIC funding in 2024 Congress should provide an additional $1 billion for the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program in January when it votes on funding for the USDA and several other federal departments, said Biden administration officials on Wednesday. COP28 encourages global shift to sustainable… Continue reading
‘Early stages’ of farm bill negotiations with House Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell all but ruled out new funding for the 2023 farm bill on Tuesday while the lead Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee said “we’re in the early stages of negotiations with the House” on the legislation. Neither… Continue reading
(AG Insider) In a bid to strengthen local and regional food systems and help small and mid sized farms and food businesses reach new markets and resources, the USDA is creating a dozen new regional food centers, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday. “The commodity agriculture system that we have… Continue reading
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