Climate and Agriculture Legislation Roundup
Photo credit: Cathy Day CC BY-NC-ND During the 117th Congress, congressional legislators have introduced a number of bills that aim to address
Photo credit: Cathy Day CC BY-NC-ND During the 117th Congress, congressional legislators have introduced a number of bills that aim to address
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Photo credit: USDA For more than 35 years, the Farm Bill’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has paid farmers and landowners to take highly
The Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 on March 28, 2022. The $5.8 trillion
The Biden Administration announced proposals in recent weeks designed to boost production of wheat, soybeans, rice, and other major commodity crops
Photo credit: USDA In March, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new investment of $25 million in grants for the American Rescue Plan
Organic agriculture continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors of American agriculture. In 2020, the organic food market experienced
Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog post written by Michael Graugnard, a second-year law student at the University of Arkansas School of Law and a
Photo credit: USDA It has been almost eight years since the 2014 Farm Bill created the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) insurance pilot to
This is part one of a two part series to highlight the needs of grassroots voices and celebrate the advocacy of the eight farmers and ranchers who
Increased funding for research is a notable win for sustainable agriculture in the FY22 appropriations bill On March 15th President Biden signed
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Mota Ranch almond orchard using cover crop and micro irrigation in Livingston, CA. USDA photo by Lance Cheung. Did you know that the US Department of
For the past two years, the role of smaller-scale meat processors has received significant attention because of supply chain disruptions and
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