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NACD: NACD Letter to House Committee on Agriculture Leaders on the New House of Representatives Farm Bill NACD appreciates your leadership and the efforts of the entire House Committee on Agriculture to solicit and consider priorities from all stakeholders, hold productive hearings focused on important issues and policies, and for introducing this farm bill. While we recognize that there are disagreements on policies included in this bill, we appreciate that it contains critical bipartisan priorities to support producers and locally led conservation across the country. Southeast AgNet: USDA-NRCS Working to Expand Conservation on Grazing Lands The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds livestock producers that May 26 is the application deadline in their efforts to expand conservation on grazing lands. Investments of up to $22 million in partnerships through the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) are designed to expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers.
Agriculture Dive: USDA wants to make it easier for farms to go organic The Agriculture Department announced more money to help farmers transition to organic production, part of a concerted effort to expand the market and rebuild consumer trust in the label. An additional $10 million in funding will go toward grants under the Organic Market Development Grant program, which aims to develop organic markets. Politico: It’s House farm bill markup week House Ag Chair Thompson released the House farm bill draft Friday, ahead of the committee’s long-awaited markup set for this Thursday. The bill includes a raft of bipartisan priorities, like boosting farm safety net programs and a host of Democratic-led policies. But it crosses several of senior Democrats’ red lines, setting up a political showdown over the must-pass package.
Fox Weather: Drought shuttered Texas’ last sugar mill. Now, farmers are asking which crop is next? The last sugar mill in Texas shut its doors last month, citing a lack of water. Farmers were left to plow under the crop and wonder what drought would claim next.
Big Island Now: New federal funding to protect 2 million acres of land throughout Hawai‘i Two million acres throughout the State of Hawai‘i received a Sentinel Landscape designation, making the lands eligible for millions in federal funding to support conservation efforts.
The Daily Record: Four high school teams advance to state Envirothon following competition in Wayne County Students, advisers and volunteers from Northeast Ohio gathered at the Kidron Community Center and Park to experience a Soil and Water Educational tradition known as the Envirothon.
Morning Ag Clips: USDA Forms New Partnerships to Support Organic Transition, Conservation Assistance The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Oregon Tilth and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to strengthen organic expertise for conservation programs and expand relationships among producers wanting to transition to organic.
KXLY: Young adults can get paid to learn by the Spokane Conservation District The Spokane Conservation District wants to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders. Applications are now open for its Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Pennsylvania Pressroom: Shapiro Administration Awards Over $980,000 To Environmental Education Projects That Engage Youth And Adults The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is awarding $980,256 in Environmental Education Grants to 56 projects that will promote environmental education and stewardship across Pennsylvania. Nearly all of the projects will support people in environmental justice communities, communities composed of Pennsylvanians that are more threatened by climate change, air pollution, and water pollution. |