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Daybreak March 4: Boozman warns of cuts as Dems try to pass stimulus

03/04/21 9:13 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

A key Republican says the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Democrats are pushing through the Senate will lead to automatic cuts in farm programs and other forms of federal spending. Sen. John Boozman, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, is referring to the Congressional Budget Office’s determination that the legislation would trigger the budget sequestration process under the 2011 budget law.

Daybreak Feb 12: Boozman: Climate policy threatens farm bill

02/12/21 9:07 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

There are new signs of division on the Senate Agriculture Committee when it comes to climate change. The committee’s top Republican, John Boozman, told members of the National Cotton Council Thursday that funding to address climate change could come out of existing farm bill programs.

Stabenow aims to use climate package to boost ag spending

01/28/21 11:13 AM By Philip Brasher

The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, says she’ll seek to use climate legislation to put more money into conservation programs that encourage growers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Daybreak Jan 27: Stabenow eyes quick action on Vilsack

01/27/21 9:31 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

Tom Vilsack’s return to USDA has been on hold for reasons because of delays in getting the 50-50 Senate organized. But incoming Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow tells Agri-Pulse she hopes to get Vilsack’s nomination for agriculture secretary approved “as soon as possible” once she takes over the committee.

USDA tops up CFAP for hog farms, offers new aid to contract producers

01/15/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The outgoing Trump administration is tapping unspent USDA funding to provide coronavirus relief to contract producers for the first time while providing supplemental payments to hog farms. USDA also is adjusting payments calculations for many producers who have already received Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments.

NRCS announces priority conservation practices

01/13/21 7:36 AM By Spencer Chase

Conservation officials in California have outlined 10 conservation practices with high potential for benefits that will receive priority incentive payments.

Food Box cheese-buying splurge sparks debate over dairy policy

01/13/21 6:25 AM By Philip Brasher

A surge of nationwide cheese demand driven at least in part by the Trump administration’s Farmers to Families Food Box program sparked wild swings in dairy markets and fueled a new debate over changes in federal milk pricing policy made in the 2018 farm bill.

New House Ag leaders push for active, bipartisan panel

12/09/20 6:45 AM By Spencer Chase

The Georgia Democrat and Pennsylvania Republican poised to take the reins of the House Agriculture Committee next year have shared priorities, but different timelines and approaches.

Crop insurance for climate practices gets attention, but is the science there?

12/02/20 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher

The incoming Biden administration is expected to take a new look at using crop insurance to encourage farming measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect water quality, but the effort will face an old challenge — finding the data to prove that the practices don’t increase program losses.

Carbon markets lure farmers, but will benefits be enough to hook them?

11/23/20 1:00 PM By Ed Maixner and Philip Brasher

A nationwide cap and trade program hasn’t been on the legislative horizon since the idea died in Congress in 2010, but government and private market developers are counting on there being a robust demand for carbon offsets from a host of corporations, including energy companies, airlines and even major food companies, that need to offset their emissions.

Washington Week in Review: April 16, 2021: Rep. Rick Crawford on infrastructure, minority farmers

Congress was back in Washington this week after a two-week break, and infrastructure remained top of mind for many on Capitol Hill. Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford, a member of the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the Biden administration's approach as well as how he sees the process playing out.

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