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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue has tapped Matt Lohr to lead the Natural Resources Conservation Service, putting the Virginia farmer in charge of the Department of Agriculture’s conservation efforts.
A federal climate change report released the day after Thanksgiving includes a menu of what U.S. farmers can expect over the coming decades: higher temperatures, heavier and more frequent rains, and yield losses.
California is working to combine state incentives with research and market development programs to reduce climate-changing methane emissions quickly and cost-effectively, aiming to avoid the need for government mandates.
USDA is allowing participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 14 California counties affected by recent wildfires to buy hot foods with their SNAP benefits through Dec. 17.
The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee hopes to squeeze a package of tax reforms and disaster relief measures into an already jam-packed lame duck congressional schedule.
A survey finds that the high price of scarce water and the lure of bigger yields of high-value crops are tugging American farmers toward smart irrigation investments.
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