House panel approves $ 8.5 billion disaster bill for agriculture Responding to calamities that range from drought in the West to floods in the Southeast, the House Agriculture Committee approved an $ 8.5 billion disaster relief bill on Tuesday to cover farm and ranch losses in 2020 and this year. Producers would be eligible for […]
More pandemic aid on tap for agriculture, says Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced up to $ 200 million in pandemic relief for loggers and timber haulers on Tuesday and said “there is more to come” for agriculture in the weeks ahead. Aid will include $ 700 million for biofuel producers and $ 980 million […]
As the NCAT Gulf States team wraps up a multi-year project in partnership with The Piney Woods School and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service that started pre-pandemic, we are happy to share the videos and recorded virtual workshops we created. The goals of this project were to highlight the excellent work being done at The Piney Woods School Demonstration […]
Senate passes first-ever climate mitigation bill for agriculture Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow was certain on Thursday that the House would follow the Senate in passing the first-ever climate mitigation bill for agriculture. Under the bill, the USDA would help farmers enter the carbon market, touted as the private enterprise way to earn money while […]
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Climate-Focused Agriculture in the American Jobs Plan Act and the President’s $ 6 Trillion Budget Request this Week from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Release: More Than 450 Organizations Urge Congress to Invest $ 200 Billion in Climate-Focused Agriculture Improvements in the American Jobs Plan Act This week, NSAC sent a letter on behalf of more […]
Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $ 4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative […]
Training in Small Scale Ecological Agriculture at Tres Estrellas Organic Farm and Garden in Baja Mexico – 2021 The Tres Estrellas “Soil-to-Table Certification Program” is a 6-week residential program that provides training in small-scale ecological farming, farm-to-table operations and self-reliance. Participants live, learn and work at the scenic 6-acre Tres Estrellas Organic Farm and Garden […]
Bronaugh cleared for Senate vote to be deputy agriculture secretary After nearly three months alone at the USDA, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is on the verge of being joined by a Biden appointee with sub-cabinet rank. On a voice vote with no objections, the Senate Agriculture Committee cleared Jewel Bronaugh on Monday for a floor […]
Debt relief is just the first step toward racial equity in agriculture, say senators The federal promise of $ 4 billion in debt relief for minority farmers, part of the Biden administration’s $ 1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, is a step toward justice, said three Democratic senators on Monday. They said the next step should […]
Washington, DC – House Committee on Agriculture Republican Leader Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats passed the Agriculture Committee’s portion of the FY21 budget reconciliation bill on a party-line vote: “House Democrats made it explicitly clear today there was never any intention to reach across the aisle and that the collective voice of Rural […]
Thompson Statement on Agriculture Democrats Release of Partisan Reconciliation Measure Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after Democrats released the Agriculture Committee’s portion of the FY21 budget reconciliation bill: “Democrats unveiled their $ 16 billion bill which was drafted behind closed doors, placing secrecy […]
Agriculture may be ‘first and best place’ for climate gains, says Vilsack The Biden administration will work with farmers, ranchers and forest owners “to create new sources of revenue tied to their good climate practices,” said agriculture secretary-nominee Tom Vilsack on Tuesday. With USDA’s broad authority to aid farmers, he said he could launch carbon […]
Agriculture must be part of climate change negotiations, says Farm Bureau Although blamed for 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture has a “great track record” through land stewardship and biofuels in mitigating climate change, says Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, in looking ahead to the Biden administration. “We must […]
Agriculture must be part of climate change negotiations, says Farm Bureau Although blamed for 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture has a “great track record” through land stewardship and biofuels in mitigating climate change, says Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, in looking ahead to the Biden administration. “We must […]
With Democrats in charge, Stabenow to lead Senate Agriculture Committee Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who last year sponsored legislation to encourage farmer participation in carbon markets, is expected to chair the Senate Agriculture Committee for the second time in a decade now that the Democrats will control the Senate. Stabenow’s return to power was aided […]