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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 26, 2024
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is going to join Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Commodity Classic in Houston on March 1. That’s the day the Biden administration is supposed to announce its update of the GREET model that’s used to measure the carbon intensity of biofuels.
Some former top economists at USDA say it’s time for Congress to reimpose restrictions on the department’s use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a revolving account that gives USDA broad leeway to support farm income.
USDA’s 2024 Ag Outlook Forum kicks off today with an address from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Economist Seth Meyer’s outlook on the U.S. farm economy.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned lawmakers Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s decision upholding California’s Proposition 12 could lead to “chaos,” if other states follow suit in imposing their own standards for food products.
Supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation funding are determined to protect it from attempts to shift some of the money into other farm programs.
The number of farms in the U.S. fell 7% over five years to about 1.9 million in 2022, and the average age of U.S. farmers rose slightly to 58.1, according to the latest Census of Agriculture.
The Biden administration is taking a new step today in the development of the American Climate Corps, which is aimed at training a new generation of professionals to work in conservation and climate-related sectors.