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February 2024

Closing the Disconnect Between Voter Attitudes and Public Lands Conservation in the West.
Guest Post by Andy Kerr, Public Lands Blog.
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Spring's Boom of Wild Edibles.
A Cocklebur Throwback on eating your spring greens, forager style.
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Recycled Content--2020 in hindsight.
Tom Vilsack. Joe Biden. And a few days of breathing room on the Ag Census.
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Agriculture Data and Statistics, Nerds, UNITE!
The 2022 Ag Census is here. And also--Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack does the "rural people are superior" and "total factor productivity" thing.
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Republicans Are the Farm Bill Roadblock.
They're trying to keep the rowcrop overproduction machine rolling while raiding critical nutrition and conservation programs.
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November 2023

The Biden Administration Launches "Investing in Rural America" effort.
President Biden and his Cabinet are barnstorming the country, highlighting billions of federal dollars in support of rural jobs, expanding internet…
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September 2023

September Sprint (Or Sputter). And Some Thoughts on September 11th.
Both chambers of Congress return to work today. Hundreds of billions of federal dollars on the chopping block for rural America. The federal budget and…
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June 2023

House Republican Appropriations Committee Doubles Down on Rural Budget Cuts.
Party-line votes prevented Democrats from restoring some of their key 2021-2022 budget wins during yesterday’s marathon FY2024 Appropriations markup.
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Family Farmers Call Republican House Appropriations Bill an “Unacceptable Attack.”
102 groups say a policy rider in the current Republican budget proposal supports corporate meatpackers by preventing USDA from ensuring fair and…
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Republicans Ramp Up Their Nutrition Assistance Attacks in House Agriculture Committee
Democrats called further SNAP cuts a red line, saying they would “stand united” against any Farm Bill that reduces benefits for poor and working class…
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Setting the Tone for Appropriations and Farm Bill Debates to Come, Republicans Win Key Priorities in Debt Ceiling Deal. Rural America Will…
Republicans rolled back the safety net, boosted pipelines and fossil fuel extraction, and protected corporate meatpackers from liability this week. And…
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