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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
President Joe Biden this week releases his first full budget, detailing both his short-term and long-term spending priorities, while he remains far apart from Senate Republicans on a deal around infrastructure spending.
The Agriculture Department issued a climate strategy Thursday that heavily focuses on measuring the impact of climate-friendly practices, taking steps to facilitate private carbon markets and ensuring all farmers can benefit financially from addressing climate change.
President Joe Biden's goal of making U.S. electric power carbon-free by 2035 looks very doable or quite challenging and expensive to meet depending on where you live, work or farm in rural America.
Representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada sit down to hash out trade disagreements this week, while President Joe Biden continues discussions with Republicans on an infrastructure package.
President Joe Biden tries this week to sell congressional Republicans on his massive spending plans and tax proposals, while his nominee for the No. 2 position at the Agriculture Department moves closer to a final Senate vote.
Democrats representing heavily agricultural districts are urging House leaders to fully exempt family-owned farms from President Joe Biden’s plan to tax appreciated assets at death.
Farm and environmental groups that often disagree on ag policy are urging the Agriculture Department to prioritize climate change in conservation programs and to consider changes to crop insurance that would promote the use of cover crops and other carbon-conserving practices.
Heather Fuller has moved up to vice president of sales at Braga Fresh and Jill Scofield has been hired by the North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
President Joe Biden has nominated Doug Parker to be the assistant secretary for occupational safety and health at the Department of Labor and plans to nominate Republican Cindy McCain as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World Food Programme.