How Biden can rein in the Big Meat monopoly
The meat industry is bad for farmers, workers, consumers, animals, and the environment. It should be the next target in Democrats’ antitrust push.
Read More...Haaland, with a key vote in her column, appears headed for confirmation
Senator Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Energy Committee, announced that he would vote to confirm Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Interior Department,…
Read More...Bipartisan, bicameral bill provides flexibility for haying and grazing of cover crops
Currently, under the Federal Crop Insurance Program, producers unable to plant a crop due to adverse weather conditions are eligible to receive a small indemnity but prohibited from growing a…
Read More...Vilsack confirmed as Agriculture secretary
The Senate easily confirmed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, by a 92-7 vote. The confirmation gives Vilsack a second spin in the same role…
Read More...U.S. Department of Agriculture announces key leadership in farm production and conservation mission area
The USDA announced the appointment of Gloria Montaño Greene as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) and the appointment of Zach Ducheneaux as Administrator of the Farm…
Read More...30 by 30 could be big win for wildlife, if hunters, anglers, farmers, tribes have a say
The president’s executive order is short on details, but sportsmen’s groups are pushing for it to create more wildlife habitat, and hunting and fishing opportunities. WLA’s policy director Zach Bodhane…
Read More...Could Biden use private land to reach 30×30 goals?
The idea isn’t simply to buy up private property or establish traditional easements. Instead, groups like the Western Landowners Alliance, which represents 15 million acres across the western United States…
Read More...USDA extends general signup for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12, 2021. USDA will continue to accept…
Read More...Biden Administration delays rollback of migratory bird protections
The Biden administration delayed a ruling finalized in the Trump administration’s last days that would significantly weaken bird protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Biden administration’s one-month delay of the new rule…
Read More...Biden executive order seeks to involve ag in battling climate change
Addressing climate change is the focus of one of the Biden administration’s latest executive orders, which pauses new oil and gas leasing on public lands or offshore waters, seeks to more…
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