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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 bi...

The Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to transform the way we drive, heat our homes and grow our food.

Bill includes $40 billion for climate-smart agriculture investments and significant biofuels support.

Bill includes $40 billion for climate-smart agriculture investments and significant biofuels support.

Legislative Watch: $40 billion for ag programs; USDA proposes rule on organic livestock and poultry standards; Next Generation Fuels Act.

It wasn’t too long after clouds of desiccated topsoil from farmland in the Southern Plains darkened the skies over Washington, D.C. that Congress took decisive action. In 1935, in response to what would later be termed the Dust Bowl, lawmakers brushed soot off their jackets and created the Natural Resources Conservation Service within the Department of Agriculture. To reduce soil erosion—and keep skies blue—it incentivized farmers to adopt new farming practices, such as tilling less. Si...

Global trends toward climate change reach the U.S. Senate.

The bill was passed by the Senate on Aug. 7 and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that the House of Representatives would pass it Friday, Aug. 12.

From Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative The Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate this past weekend. As the bill continues to move through Congress, we...

By Chuck Abbott 8/8/2022 The climate, tax, and healthcare bill passed by Democratic senators on Sunday included $20 billion to ramp up USDA’s voluntar