The Harris campaign on Friday stated the vice president's plan for the first 100 days in office would be to bring down costs for American families. That includes creating the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Senators and USDA have different views about how the department is supposed to implement a requirement to modernize reporting of foreign land ownership. Iowa and other states also weigh in on a potential Supreme Court case. CNN looks at Sen. JD Vance's investment in...
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
In an interview on a Sunday talk show, Ohio Sen. JD Vance challenged government payments based on color, pointing to a USDA program that provided benefits to farmers who are Black. The payments did not detail specific races of the recipients.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans rule will go into effect for FSA loans after Sept. 25, 2024. USDA stated the changes are intended to increase opportunities and help farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
USDA on Monday published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a second tranche of the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). Groups must apply by October 4. USDA anticipates that allocations will be announced before the end of the calendar year.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
The Congressional Budget Office released a score for the House version of the farm bill, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. The bill cleared the House Agriculture Committee in May.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in a news release that USDA is investing up to $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to pay farmers to reduce their water usage but also continue crop production on the land as well.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA on Wednesday announced the department had provided $2 billion to 43,000 people nationally who faced discrimination over farm-loan programs before 2021.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is suddenly becoming viewed as a Democratic "rural Midwest" counter to Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, who is former President Donald Trump's running mate.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., had plans to bring a cryptocurrency bill to the committee for a vote this week, but she indicated Monday her plans have stalled. The focus on getting a crypto bill done also seems to have taken away efforts of Stabenow to bring her committee...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
There is a lot of angst about farm income right now, but policymakers already seem to accept that another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill is unavoidable. If a farm bill doesn't get done this year, then there is no chance to have a better safety net in 2025. The...
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee both discussed the election and the farm bill in an interview at the Republican National Convention. One of the Senate's top leaders, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The country quickly weighed in Monday on social media, campaign calls and news releases about former President Donald Trump selecting Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. The senator has little history in agricultural policy, but he grew up in rural America.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA announced $110 million for 57 various small processors across the country through two different programs, the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) and the Local Meat Capacity (Local MCap) Grant Program.
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by Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Reflecting the partisan divide that exists right now, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee criticized Republicans for not bringing their farm bill up for debate on the House floor.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Democrats have ramped up criticism of Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project, an effort driven by the Heritage Foundation to lay out an agenda for Donald Trump if he wins the presidency. For agriculture, Project 2025 calls on the White House to use the bully pulpit to...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule on Tuesday meant to deal with heat-related illnesses and deaths. OSHA cites the rule would affect more than 105,000 agricultural operations. Farms with 10 or fewer employees are excluded by the rule...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
The Federal Milk Marketing Order affects 321 dairy processing plants around the country at least one month out of the year. The draft recommendations summarize months of hearings. In a notice to stakeholders, USDA detailed five specific recommendations.
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
Speaking Friday at a summer meals program in Omaha, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said the House Agriculture Committee farm bill's commodity title gives the biggest increases in support to 10% of the country's largest farmers. The bill is good for campaigning, but budget hawks...
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by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
USDA under the Biden administration has pushed to tighten enforcement of the 103-year-old Packers and Stockyards Act through a series of rules tied to fairness and market competition. The Supreme Court's ruling likely leads to more legal challenges of those rules.
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