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A group of House Democrats who are carrying out a review of farm bill programs separate from the House Ag Committee are holding a roundtable today on Capitol Hill.
Vilsack pointed out that the outpouring of interest in pilot projects to test climate-smart practices from farmers and the development of markets for the products in the industry could make agriculture one of the first industries to meet net-zero emissions goals.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is announcing plans today for a Soil Carbon Monitoring and Research Network that will be created as part of a $300 million investment by USDA in carbon measurement and verification.
The Senate is expected to approve a new deputy secretary for USDA this week as lawmakers return from their July 4 break facing a backlog of fiscal 2024 spending bills heading into the August recess.