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Inflation Reduction Act offers rural electric co-ops potential to expand renewable energy

08/10/22 6:22 AM By Amy Mayer

Rural electric cooperatives are among the big winners from the Democratic climate funding package headed toward final approval in Congress.

Democrats add farm debt relief to climate funding as Senate passage nears

08/06/22 8:57 PM By Philip Brasher

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A revised climate funding package Democrats are pushing through the Senate this weekend scraps a debt relief program for minority farmers that was blocked by the courts and replaces it with new programs earmarked for “distressed” USDA borrowers as well as farmers the department has discriminated against.

Western Democrats win $4B for drought as part of spending bill

08/05/22 4:40 PM By Philip Brasher

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The climate funding package that Senate Democrats expect to pass this weekend will include $4 billion in drought-related funding for the Bureau of Reclamation.

Democratic senator says reconciliation funding will help farm bill

08/05/22 3:00 PM By Haley Bickelhaupt

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The climate funding package that Senate Democrats have agreed on should make it easier to pass the next farm bill while helping consumers and producers deal with climate change, says a Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Tina Smith of Minnesota.

Daybreak August 5: Lawmakers look to move new round of disaster aid

08/05/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Hannah Pagel

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Lawmakers are getting the ball rolling on another round of disaster assistance, even as much of the West and Plains are baking in drought.

Daybreak August 4: CBO: Conservation funding will challenge USDA

08/04/22 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

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The Congressional Budget Office has released its cost estimates for Democrats’ spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Gary Adams - National Cotton Council

This week's Open Mic guest is Gary Adams, President and CEO of the National Cotton Council. Like other row crop producers, cotton farmers are facing higher input costs and increased global competition. Adams says Brazilian farmers have ramped up production and taken a greater share of the Chinese market. He shares why cotton farmers are hopeful for a new farm bill this year, as well as the Buy American Cotton Act, which would encourage domestic mills to utilize American-grown cotton. Adams also discusses the industry's "Plant not Plastic" campaign which is aimed at helping consumers understand the link between synthetic clothing and the microplastics you inhale.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dan Newhouse on ag labor reform, farmer leaders Amy France & Scott Metzger

The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act was recently unveiled in the House. Longtime ag labor reform champion Rep. Dan Newhouse outlines how a closed border could generate broad Congressional support for the bill. Plus, National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Amy France and American Soybean Association President Scott Metzger discusses the top issues for their commodities during recent meetings in Washington.

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