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Some farmers could lose expected funds under REAP program pause, experts say

04/15/26 6:06 AM By Noah Wicks

USDA paused new REAP grant awards earlier this year so it could implement new regulations under an executive order tasking agencies with reducing subsidies for wind, solar and other “green” energy sources. But the pause also could cause applicants already working on projects to lose their awards.

USDA announces $124 million for renewable energy, fertilizer projects

03/28/24 1:36 PM By Noah Wicks

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The Agriculture Department on Thursday said it will be distributing $124 million through two programs aimed at expanding renewable energy and fertilizer production.

USDA rolls out $2.3B in energy infrastructure funding

03/06/24 12:53 PM By Spencer Chase

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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack made a series of energy infrastructure announcements Wednesday, including the first under an Inflation Reduction Act effort to stand up renewable energy projects in rural America.

Democratic senator says reconciliation funding will help farm bill

08/05/22 3:00 PM By Haley Bickelhaupt

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The climate funding package that Senate Democrats have agreed on should make it easier to pass the next farm bill while helping consumers and producers deal with climate change, says a Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Tina Smith of Minnesota.

Opinion: As Foreign Nations Invest Big, the Farm Bill is an Opportunity to Demonstrate American Leadership in Indoor Agriculture

10/01/18 2:12 PM By Matt Barnard, Paul Lightfoot, and Irving Fain

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American farmers and agricultural companies have always been global leaders.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on farm bill, PIIE's Alan Wolff on tariffs & trade

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman says he plans to have a markup this summer on his version of the farm bill. New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján joins Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on the bill and changes he'd like to see in the markup.

Plus, Alan Wolff with the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains what Congress was trying to solve with the Trade Act of 1974 and what may happen after the Section 122 tariffs expire.

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