Inflation Reduction Act

Vilsack Unsure If Funds Can Be Moves For Conservation Efforts
Vilsack Unsure If Funds Can Be Moves For Conservation Efforts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently it’s premature to ask if billions of dollars in Inflation Reduction Act conservation funds can be transferred to the upcoming Farm Bill, even though the need will likely exist.  The decision will be up to Congress, but Vilsack and the administration will have a say in whether to use some of the Inflation Reduction Act’s $16 billion for programs like
Conservation Should Be Incentives Based, Not Mandated
Conservation Should Be Incentives Based, Not Mandated
Climate change as an issue in the next farm bill is already causing temperatures to rise in the nation’s capital.  But if there’s anything farm leaders agree on, it’s conservation incentives, not dictates.   “Let the innovators compete, let them go after it and do what they want, it’s not ‘one size fits all,’ it gives them a shot to do it," said former Farm Service Agency chief, Jonathan Copp
Lewison: Farmers Are Already Doing Many Of The Practices Mentione
Lewison: Farmers Are Already Doing Many Of The Practices Mentione
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act has earmarked a lot of funding for climate smart Ag, in an effort according to the USDA, to battle greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and soil tillage.  But Washington Policy Center’s Ag Director, Pam Lewison said the farming community already does a lot of the things listed in this legislation.   “And I...
Vilsack: Seniors Will Benefit From Health Care Portions Of IRA
Vilsack: Seniors Will Benefit From Health Care Portions Of IRA
Much of the attention of the Inflation Reduction Act has been on the efforts to address climate change, but Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said that’s not the only part of that bill recently signed into law that will help rural America.   “In terms of lower health care costs, for many, many Americans, senior citizens, a significant percentage of which live in rural America.”   Vilsac...
National Farmers Union Schedules Washington Fly-in
National Farmers Union Schedules Washington Fly-in
National Farmers Union members will head to Washington, DC, next month for the organization’s Fall Legislative Fly-In.  The four-day event runs Sunday September 11th through Wednesday, September 14th.  During that time, NFU members from across the country will meet with Members of Congress, Agriculture officials, as well as representatives from other federal agencies.  Throughout the meetings... R

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