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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
The president's State of the Union speech included a long list of legislation and while he gave a nod to family farmers and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Biden did not call on Congress to pass a farm bill this year.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The major commodity groups representing corn, soybean and wheat farmers are divided on what, if anything, should happen to base acres. All three major groups see a need to increase reference prices, even though they know it's a costly ask.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
After months of stalled funding bills, the chairs and ranking members for appropriations on Sunday released funding packages for USDA, FDA and related agencies, along with five other major funding bills for federal departments as well.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
EPA on Friday announced the creation of a new Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, elevating the agricultural advisory role at EPA.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is pushing back on GOP demands for the farm bill. Meanwhile, the federal budget appears again at an impasse with USDA at risk of shutting down on March 2.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA faces a March 1 funding deadline that could close the department on March 2. USDA opens enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage program this week and crop farmers are in the final three weeks of enrollment for the ARC and PLC programs as well.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Farmers Union (NFU) joined forces to write Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack point out the price challenges facing dairy farmers. That includes the ongoing milk price spreads that have substantially lowered farmer milk...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Right now, the House appropriations bill for USDA includes language that would prevent USDA from spending any money further drafting or implementing new competition rules under the P&S Act. A pair of U.S. senators wrote their colleagues this week to reject any such policy...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
A protestor at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum afforded Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack the chance to joke about criticism of his support for production agriculture. He was coming off a hearing on Wednesday in which Republican lawmakers eviscerated him over his focus on...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack has increasingly become more vocal over the impacts of California's law, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last May. The court's ruling now appears to grant the ability of states to dictate farm production practices to farmers outside...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA on Monday announced it would provide technical training and career pathway opportunities for more than 100 people in the Working Lands Climate Corps. These young people will work on climate-smart agriculture solutions for farmers and ranchers across the country, now and...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
House Democrats released a statement of principles on the farm bill Wednesday that essentially spells out where they have stood since last year. Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee oppose making any cuts to SNAP or shifting conservation funding from the...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Leaders at the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture (NASDA) winter policy meeting in Washington were stunned Monday by news that Iowa farmer Bill Northey, a former USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, has passed away.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Crop insurance has generally focused on larger acreage crops, but USDA officials speaking to the crop insurance industry annual meeting called on the industry to include more farmers with smaller acreages and specialty crops in policies.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
While the 2023 crop is highly unlikely to generate an ARC or PLC payment, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln webinar highlights new wrinkles to consider for ARC-PLC decisions involving the 2024 crop.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Six Republican lawmakers are declaring their opposition increasing reference prices, which are tied directly to the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. That could put the House GOP in a bind trying to pass a farm bill on the floor.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
A new climate report appears to bolster the case for keeping nearly $20 billion in conservation policies from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rather than shifting those dollars to other farm bill priorities as some lawmakers have proposed.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., sent a letter to committee members on Wednesday, saying she wanted to outline her proposal for strengthening the safety net in the 2024 farm bill. A spokesman for Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday that...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The Government Accountability Office released a report on how USDA handles the details over foreign ownership of farmland. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)also expressed its disappointment in a decision over tariffs on imported fertilizer.
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