Articles Tagged with ''National Wildlife Federation''

Judge tosses NRCS Swampbuster rule

02/28/24 6:23 AM By Steve Davies

The Natural Resources Conservation Service will have to come up with a new rule explaining how it plans to determine whether farmers have wetlands on their property, after a federal judge tossed a 2020 rule in response to a lawsuit from the National Wildlife Federation.

Daybreak Feb. 6 The (still) long road for immigration reform

02/06/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Hannah Pagel, and Noah Wicks

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Cushman joins NRECA

10/11/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Kelly Cushman has been named vice president of political affairs at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Dave Juday has joined Aimpoint Research as a member of its Executive Advisory Group.

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Opinion: Congress should build on CRP’s impressive record of success

08/18/23 2:18 PM By Collin O’Mara, Marilyn Vetter, Whit Fosburgh, and Adam Putnam

In this opinion piece, Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation, Whit Fosburgh of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Marilyn Vetter of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever and Adam Putnam of Ducks Unlimited discuss how Congress can continue to build on the Conservation Reserve Program’s success in addressing conservation challenges while benefiting farmers, wildlife and the environment.

Lawmakers divided over BLM conservation leasing rule

06/28/23 6:20 AM By Noah Wicks

Republicans are looking to force a House vote on a Bureau of Land Management plan to allow the issuance of conservation leases on land the agency controls.

BLM prioritizes conservation in new rule

04/05/23 6:18 AM By Noah Wicks

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to give conservation uses of the land it manages “equal footing” with grazing, energy production, mining, and recreation, and to even allow companies to lease lands for environmental mitigation.

Daybreak March 21: Ukraine grain export deal extended – but for how long?

03/21/23 10:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows Ukraine to export grain from three Odesa ports despite an ongoing war, was renewed on Saturday, but it’s still unclear for how long.

House votes to block Biden WOTUS rule

03/09/23 5:42 PM By Steve Davies

The House voted Thursday to overturn the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule under the Congressional Review Act.

Grassland signup continues trend toward 'working lands' in CRP, USDA says

08/03/22 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Producers have signed up in increasing numbers to protect grasslands, adding more of a “working” element to the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers for employing conservation practices on their land.

Daybreak July 29: Boozman: Thanks, but no thanks for ag funding

07/29/22 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

Senate Democrats have altered the upcoming farm bill debate with this week’s stunning agreement on a budget reconciliation bill.

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04.19.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 19, 2024: Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., on farm bill, specialty crops

California Democrat Salud Carbajal sits on the House Ag Committee and is working on his first farm bill. He joins us to discuss the latest politics surrounding a farm bill timeline and whether or not the House Ag Committee can meet a Memorial Day deadline proposed by House Ag Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa. He also discusses the challenges facing the specialty crop industry and how mechanization can be used to help workforce shortages.

Then, Dennis Nuxoll with the Western Growers Association and Tom Sell with Combest, Sell & Associates join to chat about the political environment facing a farm bill and challenges facing specialty crop producers.

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