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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
USDA is funding up to $250 million in projects to help local communities plan for wildfires and alleviate their impacts, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday.
The forestry title, often overlooked in the farm bill, figures to play a prominent role this time around, given the potential of trees to harbor significant amounts of carbon and the Biden administration’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
Brenda Burman has been tapped to take over as general manager for the Central Arizona Project at the beginning of the year and Mondelēz International has made additions to its senior management team.
Mace Thornton has joined Stratovation Group as partner and COO to lead integrated client services and Christopher Galen has been selected to serve as the executive director of the American Butter Institute.
Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she’s continuing to work on getting increased funding for conservation programs included in an upcoming climate infrastructure package. But the committee’s top Republican, John Boozman of Arkansas, is pushing back against including the funding in a reconciliation bill without GOP input.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Steve Censky has announced he is returning to the American Soybean Association, and John Lagemann announces retirement from Deere & Co.
International regulations that add sustainability and sourcing barriers to imported timber and biomass products are under the watchful eye of American exporters concerned about the possibility of expanding non-tariff barriers in critical export markets.
The Forest Service plans to use new authority it received in the omnibus spending bill to get more timber out of the nation's forests and make them less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire, the service's acting chief has told congressional lawmakers.
Usually, saying “the fix is in” conjures images of backroom deals that benefit a chosen few. In the case of wildland fire funding, however, the phrase took on a different meaning this year.
