On July 28, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its twelve FY23 appropriations bills. The nearly $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 appropriations package includes the appropriations bill for the USDA and FDA, which provides discretionary funding …

On July 27, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement with Senator Joe Manchin on H. R. 5376, “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.” The bill would provide $369 billion in climate-related provisions, including $1 …

Pending herbicide use restrictions may significantly increase layer operations’ greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints. About 70% of many modern layer operation’s lifecycle GHG footprints are the emissions associated with the production of the corn and soybeans fed …

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plans to propose changes to its rules for indemnities to producers affected by animal diseases such as avian influenza. The agency has submitted a work plan …

H-2A farmworker wage rule under review at White House In December 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor posted draft regulations to raise the required wages for farmworkers on H-2A guest-worker visas. The proposed rule would …