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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

Democratic climate package could expand biofuels, spur methane capture

11/03/21 6:36 AM By Philip Brasher

The $1.75 trillion Build Back Better bill that congressional Democrats are struggling to get across the finish line offers new incentives to expand production of biofuels while encouraging livestock operations to capture and sell biogas.

House Ag debates spending plan, Dems rebuff GOP attacks over stepped-up basis

09/10/21 10:21 PM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

The House Agriculture Committee debated $66 billion in new spending for agricultural research, renewable energy and forestry over strenuous objections of Republicans, who used the deliberations to highlight President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase taxes on inherited assets.

USDA provides $464M to help communities, ag companies cut energy use

09/09/21 3:07 PM By Ben Nuelle

The Department of Agriculture is trying to help rural communities reduce energy bills and impacts to climate by investing $464 million to enhance renewable energy infrastructure, officials said Thursday.

Daybreak June 10: Ag groups: Keep working on deal

06/10/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, Ben Nuelle, and Annie Deckey

Some leading agriculture groups are urging lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure.

Daybreak May 19: EVs surfacing as infrastructure flashpoint

05/19/21 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

President Joe Biden’s drive to shift Americans to electric vehicles, something he showcased in a visit to a Ford electric vehicle plant on Tuesday, is getting pushback from Republicans on a couple of fronts.

Daybreak April 13: PepsiCo pours some cash into ag climate research

04/13/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

PepsiCo is giving a big boost to efforts by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action to reduce greenhouse gases in agriculture, donating $5 million to a year-old partnership now rebranded as AgMission.

USDA wants feedback on creation of rural renewable energy pilot program

04/01/21 2:18 PM By Steve Davies

USDA wants to hear from the public on its plans to create a new Rural Renewable Energy Pilot Program.

Opinion: Use existing USDA programs to build a climate smart agriculture economy

03/31/21 11:43 AM By Lloyd Ritter

In this opinion piece, Lloyd Ritter with the Agriculture Energy Coalition discusses how USDA can expand and improve already existing programs to be climate focused.

The big chill: Sub-zero temperatures, energy outages threaten farms, agribusinesses

02/17/21 6:40 AM By Sara Wyant, Ben Nuelle, and Spencer Chase

Farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses across the U.S. are reeling from extremely cold temperatures and power outages.

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03.17.2023

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 17, 2023: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Dãnia Davy, Dewayne Goldmon on farm bill, farmer assistance

The Senate Agriculture Committee is inching closer to drafting a new farm bill, and many of the committee’s members are working to include their priorities in the upcoming legislation. Among that group is Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock, who joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss what he wants to see from the next farm bill as well as offer his thoughts on USDA’s implementation of disadvantaged producer relief.

Then, Dãnia Davy with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and USDA Equity Commission co-chair Dewayne Goldmon join a panel discussion on where things stand on efforts to address long standing issues facing minority farmers and what the federal government can do to address them.

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