Articles tagged under: climate change
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…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…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…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…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…USDA Releases Rangeland Guide Framework
Published April 6, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new frameworks to address conservation threats to America’s working rangelands. The new frameworks will combat threats like woody encroachment, land-use conservation and wet meadow degradation. This is a climate change mitigation effort from…Senate Agriculture Committee Hosts Climate Change Hearing
Published March 11, 2021
The first hearing of the year for the Senate Agriculture Committee focused on climate change. Members of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, including the American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, testified during…NAWG Advocates Voluntary Participation in Carbon Programs
Published March 5, 2021
As the Biden Administration and Congress consider climate change policies, National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says the farm programs should begin as a voluntary effort. "We would never want to start any program being mandatory; ARC is…