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It is unclear when the U.S. Congress will pass the next farm bill. However, it is clear starting with a conservation plan is the best first step farmers can take to the best advantage of the programs in that bill.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., released the outline of a new farm bill Wednesday that will include enhancements to commodity programs and crop insurance as well as a provision to prevent states from regulating animal welfare outside their borders.His Senate counterpart, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is also expected to unveil a draft bill today.

The agriculture industry has made some significant advancements in recent decades to help many farmers enhance their environmental efforts.

VENICE — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern Louisiana, near the juncture where the 2,350-mile-long Mississippi River ends at the Gulf of Mexico. Clark Porter is a 62-year-old farmer who lives in north-central Iowa where he spends part of […] The post ‘It’s getting worse’ – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants appeared first on Louisiana ...

A government plan to address the problem has cost taxpayers billions of dollars with minimal results so far.

U.S. farmers use more fertilizer and spread more manure than in most other countries, accounting for roughly 10% of global fertilizer use, behind China and India.

VENICE, Louisiana — Kindra Arnesen is a 46-year-old commercial fishing boat operator who has spent most of her life among the pelicans and bayous of southern Louisiana, near the juncture where the 2,350-mile-long Mississippi River ends at the Gulf of Mexico. Clark Porter is a 62-year-old farmer who lives in north-central Iowa where he spends part […] The post ‘It’s getting worse’ – U.S. failing to stem tide of harmful farm pollutants appeared first on Io...

The Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from April 3rd to April 9th, 2024, for

In the 1930s in Nebraska, after an extended drought, great clouds of dust picked up and blew away the very topsoil that this state — and the entire Midwest —

MANKATO, Minn., April 3, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The U.S.