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NDFU Adopts Three Special Orders of Business

Published December 13, 2021

The North Dakota Farmers Union met over the weekend to set policy priorities and adopt three special orders of business for 2022. The special orders of business will be the legislative priorities for NDFU in 2022. "The three big issues…

Green Technologies Promoted at COP26

Published November 3, 2021

During the climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, 40 countries agreed to increase the use of green technologies. Five parts of the economy will be targeted to reduce carbon, starting with agriculture and electricity. The United States is one of…

Biden Takes Climate Change Message to UN Conference

Published November 2, 2021

President Joe Biden took the world stage this past week, promoting a strategy to deal with climate change. Speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Biden said climate change is costing trillions of dollars due to."record…

Ag Represented at UN Climate Summit

Published November 1, 2021

The Biden Administration has announced its strategy to reach a net-zero goal for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The plan includes the use of clean energy to generate electricity. Regarding agriculture, the report promotes climate-smart farming practices. Agriculture Secretary Tom…

Vilsack Outlines USDA’s Focus in Climate Smart Ag

Published September 29, 2021

USDA is investing in pilot projects that promote and monitor the benefits of climate-smart conservation practices. The agency is seeking public input on the design of the new initiative, taking comments through the Federal Register by November 1. "We need…

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Funding the Growing Climate Solutions Act

Published August 29, 2021

The U.S. House passed a budget resolution last week. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow has been working with House Agriculture Committee leaders on how to spend the money authorized by the resolution. "I can tell you we'll have robust…

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Peterson: Bonnie Will Do Well in the New Role

Published April 19, 2021

Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson thinks Robert Bonnie will do well as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Peterson worked with Bonnie in the Obama Administration. "We thought he was knowledgeable, very easy to work…

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House Ag Republicans Release Five New Climate Bills

Published April 18, 2021

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee are starting climate change discussions by introducing new legislation. House Ag Committee Ranking Member G.T. Thompson says the five bills have one thing in common. "They're designed to reduce our carbon footprint, while increasing…

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Ethanol Can Be Part of the Solution for Infrastructure and Climate Change

Published April 18, 2021

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper does not think there’s been enough attention paid to biofuels in the conversations surrounding infrastructure or climate policy. "We've been talking with House and Senate agriculture committees and encouraging them that we're picking low…

Vilsack Outlines Discretionary Budget Needs in House Hearing

Published April 14, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a case for the USDA's Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary budget on Wednesday, testifying in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture. Climate change, addressing systemic racism, nutrition and resiliency in agriculture are four big…

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Articles tagged under: climate change

NDFU Adopts Three Special Orders of Business

Green Technologies Promoted at COP26

Biden Takes Climate Change Message to UN Conference

Ag Represented at UN Climate Summit

Vilsack Outlines USDA’s Focus in Climate Smart Ag

Funding the Growing Climate Solutions Act

Peterson: Bonnie Will Do Well in the New Role

House Ag Republicans Release Five New Climate Bills

Ethanol Can Be Part of the Solution for Infrastructure and Climate Change

Vilsack Outlines Discretionary Budget Needs in House Hearing

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