Climate change hearing focuses on what farmers need
More technical assistance and streamlined application processes for conservation programs would help farmers adopt practices to reduce greenhouse gases, lawmakers were told at a hearing on how the next farm…
Read More...Congressional members call for WOTUS pause
As the Supreme Court looks to hear a crucial wetlands case later this year, over 200 House members called on the Biden administration to drop its current rulemaking to revise…
Read More...Appeals Court Dismisses “Product of the U.S.A.” Labeling Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.” The original lawsuit…
Read More...The USDA is issuing grants to disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 9 that it is accepting grant applications to provide “historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners” with technical support for programs…
Read More...House approves $1.5T government funding deal
Congressional leaders announced agreement on a $1.5 trillion, government-wide spending bill for fiscal 2022 that includes new funding for rural broadband expansion and authorization of a cattle contract library at…
Read More...President Biden and USDA Invest More Than $166.5 Million in Infrastructure to Protect American Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $166.5 million in 108 infrastructure projects as part of implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and…
Read More...President Biden and USDA Invest More Than $166.5 Million in Infrastructure to Protect American Communities
President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $166.5 million in 108 infrastructure projects as part of implementing…
Read More...Tiny New Mexico river fish deemed ‘endangered’ by feds despite State’s opposition
A rare river fish in northern New Mexico received the highest federal protections as an endangered species Monday, following legal actions from environmentalists and backlash from state agencies.
Read More...NM cattle shooting hearing vacated
A hearing regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) decision to shoot estray cattle in the New Mexico Gila National Forest was vacated Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for…
Read More...Preventing future ‘wrongs’: new USDA equity panel looks to expand agriculture resources to minority communities
Members of a new equity commission advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture said they want to make sure the USDA does a better job providing resources to Black farmers and…
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