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USDA Investing $420 Million in Infrastructure Projects
USDA Investing $420 Million in Infrastructure Projects
USDA Investing $420 Million in Infrastructure Projects
The USDA announced it will invest $420 million in 132 infrastructure projects in 31 states. The funds will get used for projects like rehabilitating dams, flood prevention, and watershed restoration projects. The investments are funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and build on an earlier $166 billion investment earlier this year ...
Biden Announces Rural Playbook, Infrastructure Tour
Biden Announces Rural Playbook, Infrastructure Tour
Biden Announces Rural Playbook, Infrastructure Tour
The White House is out with its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook. The Administration said the playbook helps local, state, tribal, and territorial governments unlock the benefits of investments in the national infrastructure. The president and other senior administration officials will also launch an infrastructure tour to directly-engage rural communities across the country ... Read
USDA Awards $8.2 Million For Rural Oregon Infrastructure Projects
USDA Awards $8.2 Million For Rural Oregon Infrastructure Projects
USDA Awards $8.2 Million For Rural Oregon Infrastructure Projects
The USDA announced Thursday it is investing $8.2 million to improve rural Oregon infrastructure. The Department said these investments will help expand access to clean water and high-speed internet in rural communities across the state. Here is a breakdown of hose the funds will be used: Pioneer Telephone Cooperative will use a $3 million grant to construct an approximately 40-mile Fiber-to-the-
Future of Build Back Better Still A Question
Future of Build Back Better Still A Question
Future of Build Back Better Still A Question
The centerpiece of President Biden's agenda is set to take center-stage in the Senate. This comes with less than two weeks remaining before Democrats' self-imposed Christmas deadline to pass the almost $2 trillion social spending and climate bill known as Build Back Better ...
AFBF Opposes Build Back Better
AFBF Opposes Build Back Better
AFBF Opposes Build Back Better
Despite new funding for forestry, conservation and Ag research, the American Farm Bureau Federation says President Biden’s “Build Back Better” Act is bad for rural America. Much of the concern is over tax hikes and inflation. AFBF President ...
White House: Infrastructure Deal to Improve Supply Chain
White House: Infrastructure Deal to Improve Supply Chain
White House: Infrastructure Deal to Improve Supply Chain
A White House fact sheet released this week said the bipartisan infrastructure deal will improve the supply chain. The report said the infrastructure legislation will make fundamental changes that are long overdue for ports, airports, rail and roads to ensure supply chains are more resilient and efficient from future shocks ...
Ag Groups Praise Infrastructure Legislation Passage
Ag Groups Praise Infrastructure Legislation Passage
Ag Groups Praise Infrastructure Legislation Passage
Weekend passage in the House of Representatives of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act led to a slew of farm groups praising the action. The House passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which includes $550 billion in new spending ...
Independent Bankers Concerned About Infrastructure Proposal
Independent Bankers Concerned About Infrastructure Proposal
Independent Bankers Concerned About Infrastructure Proposal
As Congressional democrats continue to work on passing the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package on to President Biden’s desk, some in farm country are concerned about some of the details in the proposal. Paul Merski, Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations and Strategy for the Independent Community Bankers of America, is seriously concerned about a proposal that potentially involves t

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