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House GOP moves to slash USDA funding, restrict CCC

05/17/23 11:56 AM By Philip Brasher

House GOP appropriators proposed Wednesday to slash fiscal 2024 funding for USDA by one-third, in part by eliminating some climate-related funding, restricting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s use of the Commodity Credit Corp. spending authority and expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

California gets EPA approval for requiring zero-emission trucks

03/31/23 5:32 PM By Philip Brasher

EPA on Friday gave California the authority to require that half of all new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to be electric.

Key House appropriator challenges Vilsack use of CCC

03/30/23 12:00 PM By Philip Brasher

The chairman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday accused Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of exploiting a “loophole” in USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. account to fund $3 billion in climate-related projects.

Disaster aid, ag climate program make it into year-end package

12/20/22 5:34 AM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

Congressional leaders released a massive year-end bill Tuesday that would provide $3.7 billion in disaster aid for farmers and enact the Growing Climate Solutions Act to facilitate ag carbon markets.

Negotiators seeking to address key ag, nutrition issues in year-end bill

12/17/22 3:37 PM By Philip Brasher and Jacqui Fatka

Congressional negotiators are nearing agreement on a massive year-end bill that’s expected to include billions in agricultural disaster aid as well as a compromise version of the Growing Climate Solutions Act and special aid to rice growers.

Solar projects dominate funding from key USDA energy program

11/09/22 6:19 AM By Noah Wicks

An Agriculture Department program that is set to play a big role in the Biden administration's efforts to deploy renewable energy and increase energy efficiency on farms and in rural areas has been steering the bulk of its funding into solar projects, but USDA officials will be looking to diversify technologies somewhat with a historic infusion of new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act

Washington Week Ahead: SEC chair faces grilling over climate disclosure

09/11/22 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, heads to Capitol Hill this week to face lawmakers who are sharply divided over the agency’s plan to require corporations to track and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.

Historic climate funding package clears Senate

08/07/22 3:22 PM By Philip Brasher

The Democratic-controlled Senate on Sunday passed an historic package of financial incentives for cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including a dramatic increase in farm bill conservation programs aimed at spurring farmers to adopt climate-related farming practices.

Democrats add farm debt relief to climate funding as Senate passage nears

08/06/22 8:57 PM By Philip Brasher

A revised climate funding package Democrats are pushing through the Senate this weekend scraps a debt relief program for minority farmers that was blocked by the courts and replaces it with new programs earmarked for “distressed” USDA borrowers as well as farmers the department has discriminated against.

FDA chief says he'll examine animal feed policy

07/20/22 2:25 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration will take a look at its policy for approving animal feed ingredients, which has been criticized for treating them as animal drugs subject to lengthy reviews.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 26, 2023: Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., Sara Neagu-Reed, Dennis Nuxoll on ag spending bill, Colorado River talks

The House Appropriations Committee delayed the consideration of a bill to fund several government agencies key to food and ag policy this week as debt ceiling talks lingered. Committee member and California Republican David Valadao joins Newsmakers to discuss that delay, his thoughts on some critical parts of the bill and analyze this week’s news on the Colorado River.

Then, Sara Neagu-Reed with AmericanHort and Dennis Nuxoll with Western Growers join a panel discussion on issues critical to western producers and growers of fruits, vegetables and tree nuts throughout the country including water rights, labor, automation research and the upcoming farm bill.

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