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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Lawmakers are well into their preparatory hearings for writing the next farm bill. But a veteran Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee suggests the bill’s fate is going to hinge on whether lawmakers come up with more funding for it.
After a 55-year career in the California agriculture industry, Leroy Goehring has retired and after 21 years as the California state auditor, Elaine Howle will retire at the end of the year.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has named Randy Moore as the new chief of USDA’s Forest Service, and President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Cindy McCain and Homer Wilkes.
Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is expressing optimism that the Senate will pass the Growing Climate Solutions Act today. But the Senate will first debate an amendment by Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee that would weaken a critical provision of the legislation, which is intended to speed development of ag carbon markets.
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Homer Wilkes, the current director of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, as USDA's undersecretary for natural resources and environment.
