USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins emphasized the role the NRCS — founded 90 years ago — in supporting farmers through a voluntary transition to regenerative farming practices like no-till, strip-till and planting cover crops.
The Pesticide Injury Accountability Act, floated by Sen. Cory Book (D-N.J.), would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (FIFRA), “to create a federal right of action for anyone who is harmed by a toxic pesticide.”
Federal agencies unveiled a plan Tuesday that would make sweeping changes in how the USDA and other federal agencies protect U.S. agriculture from harm and influence.
As Bayer looks to contain the damage caused by thousands of lawsuits filed over the alleged health effects of Roundup, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to weigh in on a filing before the court.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry released legislative text for the budget reconciliation package that the committee says will “rein in runaway spending” in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and promote an invest in “rural America and America’s farm families.”
Several high-ranking farm conservation officials recently implored U.S. Senators to minimize staff cuts and office closures, preserve technical assistance and fully fund conservation programs.
The Farmer to Farmer Act would authorize the NRCS to enter into cooperative agreements with community-based organizations in each state that are able to identify and build on established and burgeoning peer-to-peer networks and create new ones.
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