Articles Tagged with ''infrastructure''

Farm, water groups push for funding for water projects

04/14/21 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

With President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan in its beginning stages, western water interests and conservation groups are pushing for massive investments in water storage, conveyance and conservation projects to fix aging infrastructure and address persistent drought.

Biden infrastructure plan hits major rural needs, but short on detail, ag funding

04/07/21 6:00 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

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President Joe Biden's $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan would address some long-standing needs in rural America with substantial new funding for roads, bridges, waterways and broadband, but the plan doesn't provide the major boost in farm conservation spending that many ag groups say is needed to get more farmers to adopt climate-smart practices.

Daybreak April 7: Cabinet members trying to sell infrastructure plan

04/07/21 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

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President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is vague about a lot of details, including how $17 billion for waterways would be spent. But Tracy Zea of the Waterways Council tells Agri-Pulse that he expects at least $3 billion to be available for inland waterway projects. That could pay for replacing two sets of aging locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system, he said.

Daybreak April 6: Biden pushes back against infrastructure critics

04/06/21 11:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

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President Joe Biden pushed back against Republicans who are arguing his infrastructure bill has unrelated items in it. Projects related to clean water, schools and high-speed rail all qualify as infrastructure projects, he said.

Daybreak April 5: Moderate rural Democrats not opposed to moving infrastructure bill through reconciliation

04/05/21 11:00 AM By Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

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The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is not opposed to moving President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill through the reconciliation budget process if Republicans don’t come to the table.

Daybreak March 30: Biden infrastructure will be paid for

03/30/21 11:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Ben Nuelle, and Steve Davies

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President Joe Biden is set to announce his infrastructure plan on Wednesday, and it looks like he will also propose the tax increases he wants to use to pay for it. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Monday that the cost of the infrastructure package would be offset dollar for dollar.

Daybreak March 29: Week Ahead: Biden announces infrastructure

03/29/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

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President Joe Biden will announce his infrastructure plan this week during a trip to Pittsburgh. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Fox News Sunday this is the follow-up to the American Rescue Plan. “What the American people will hear from him this week, is … the first step of his plan toward recovery, which will include an investment in infrastructure," Psaki said.

Washington Week Ahead: Democrats build case for infrastructure, child nutrition

03/21/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

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Congressional Democrats will use this week to build their case for two major priorities, a multi-trillion dollar climate and infrastructure package, and a child nutrition reauthorization bill that could be used to increase the number of kids getting free meals.

Report: $11.5B in lagging facilities hampering US ag research

03/10/21 6:23 AM By Steve Davies

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Land-grant universities continue to face a huge and costly backlog of deferred infrastructure needs that, left unaddressed, threaten U.S. agricultural competitiveness, according to a new report released by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

Senate Dems secure $1.9T stimulus bill, minority farmer debt relief survives GOP challenge

03/06/21 12:25 PM By Philip Brasher

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Democrats win Senate approval of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package after modifying some provisions to assuage party moderates but preserving historic debt relief for minority farmers that Republicans tried to strip from the bill.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: IFPA's Cathy Burns on ag labor and packaging regulations; Ag groups on Brazil

Several states are moving forward with Extended Producer Responsibility laws that shift the cost of recycling packaging from local governments to producers of consumer products. International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns explains the consequences of the policy. Plus, Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association and Krista Swanson with the National Corn Growers Association outline how their sectors are being impacted by Brazil's ag production.

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