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An additional 1.5 million able-bodied, non-senior Americans would no longer qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program exemptions for work requirements under a bill planned to be introduced on Tuesday by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.  

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack faces the Senate Agriculture Committee this week amid uncertainty about the path for a new farm bill and ongoing jousting between the Biden administration and Republicans over the economy and federal spending.

Friday marked the beginning of a “transformational chapter in agriculture” with the signing of two of the 141 contracts for USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a signing ceremony at the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida.

Eight businesses are set to split $29 million to boost domestic fertilizer production capacity for projects that the Agriculture Department says will have a near-term impact on the 2023 and 2024 crop years.

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

After inking an MOU with John Deere earlier this year, AFBF now has a new agreement on "right to repair" with Case IH and New Holland.
 

President Joe Biden proposed a fiscal 2024 budget Thursday that would make permanent a lapsed USDA subsidy program for cover crops while also increasing the number of kids who get free school meals.