Articles Tagged with ''EQIP''

While thousands of producers line up for government assistance through CSP and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program each year, less than one-third have historically been able to get in. And that trend continued in 2023, despite both programs collectively being infused with $500 million in additional funding that year through the Inflation Reduction Act.

Amid the turmoil on Capitol Hill, a top USDA official tells Agri-Pulse that Congress must pass a budget in order for the department to help lawmakers write a new farm bill.

Lawmakers say they’re far from reaching agreement on a new farm bill, but farmers and consumers needn’t fear. The prospect of $10-a-gallon milk next year likely will ensure that Congress passes some kind of extension of the 2018 farm bill by early 2024.

USDA economists continue to trim their forecast for supermarket prices this year.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service is extending the comment period on its proposed rule for a voluntary “Product of USA” labeling claim on meat until June 11 after receiving requests from the North American Meat Institute and the government of Canada.

Hunting and angling groups enter the farm bill debate looking to protect funding for Title II programs and ensure fish and wildlife conservation efforts are given the same stature as soil and water within Agriculture Department programs.

Tax credits and funding boosts for on-farm energy programs through the Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more farmers to install anaerobic digestion systems on their farms, a major part of the Biden Administration’s plan for reducing methane emissions.

Natural Resources Conservation Service offices in states like California are gearing up to take in a surge of Inflation Reduction Act funding centered around the conservation programs they operate.