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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a bill intended to unlock port bottlenecks that have snarled shipments of many farm commodities, gets a vote in the Senate Commerce Committee this week, while the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.

More technical assistance and streamlined application processes for conservation programs would help farmers adopt conservation practices to reduce greenhouse gases, lawmakers were told at a hearing on how the next farm bill should address climate change.

Global corn and wheat supplies are going to get tighter this year as the invasion of Ukraine threatens to all but halt the country’s ability to plant and harvest corn and wheat in the coming months.

Thousands of producers hoping to implement more conservation practices on their farms are lining up for government assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives and Conservation Stewardship programs, as the Agriculture Department touts the promises of climate-smart agriculture as a mitigator of climate change. But these programs, despite their billion dollar budgets, aren’t equipped to deal with this demand, forcing the agency to turn away the majority of applicants.

With climate change mitigation and carbon reduction a top priority of the Biden administration, the organic sector wants to make sure it isn’t left behind.

The annual gathering of some of the most recognizable commodity groups in ag policy was perhaps as notable for what it didn’t include as what it did.

Russia has taken steps to keep grain from leaving the country as the war in Ukraine drags on.

The Russian government is suspending the export of wheat, rye, barley and corn to ex-Soviet countries.

Amid growing concerns about the impact of the war in Ukraine, the G7 ag ministers have joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in urging countries not to protect their own food supplies by restricting exports.

The Department of Agriculture is looking to award grants into U.S. fertilizer production and plans to give more time for interested parties to submit their applications for a round of funding to promote climate-smart commodities.