Articles by Anne Schechinger
USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
When Congress provided almost $20 billion in Department of Agriculture funding for climate-smart farming practices, it included legislative “guardrails” to ensure the money goes to practices that...
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USDA should strategically expand list of climate-smart conservation practices
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New USDA data reveal that the largest factory farms keep growing in number
The largest factory farms that are bad for farmers, the environment and public health keep growing in number, according to new data the Department of Agriculture released today.
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E. coli from factory farms threatens America's leafy greens
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Life-saving antibiotics in jeopardy from growing use in factory-farmed animals
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Triple dipping: Rice farmers received at least $3B from three types of taxpayer-funded programs
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Increasing price guarantees would likely send more farm subsidies to large partnerships
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USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program needs reform to improve climate benefits
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Millionaire CEOs run companies getting billions from the federal Crop Insurance Program
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Rice to riches: Sixteen rice farms padding their pockets with taxpayer dollars
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Giving IRA conservation funds to farm subsidies threatens millions of cover crop acres
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Despite record farm income and subsidies, some seek even more handouts
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Despite new climate-smart funds, agricultural conservation programs remain oversubscribed
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, set aside $19.5 billion for agricultural conservation programs that pay farmers to implement conservation practices that reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas...
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Federal Crop Insurance Program reforms can help farmers adapt to climate crisis and cut taxpayer costs
Farmers both contribute to the climate crisis – they’re responsible for producing at least 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – and can also be devastated by its harmful effects, with extreme...
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EWG comments to USDA on reforms to the prevented planting provision of the federal Crop Insurance Program
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging the agency to reform the prevented...
Major USDA conservation program must change to prioritize climate stewardship
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Dogs still not safe from toxic algae blooms in 2022
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For farmers, historic $20 billion climate spending could save more than the planet
Historic $20 billion spending, in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, to reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture could not only save the planet, it might also help preserve the good will most...
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Climate change isn’t high priority for $1.2 billion USDA farm stewardship program
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