Marc has reported on agricultural issues since 1993 when he began reporting for the Watertown Daily Times in northern New York. He reported for the Daily Times for 18 years, including more than 14 as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. For the past few years, he reported on tax legislation for Bloomberg BNA. Marc grew up in White Plains, N.Y., and holds a graduate degree from Columbia University. He won several state Associated Press writing contests while reporting for New York newspapers.
A spending bill that would block the relocation of two research agencies at the Department of Agriculture today passed the House Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee.
House Democrats took a step today toward blocking the relocation of two research agencies at the Department of Agriculture, proposing an annual spending bill that would prevent the move.
Reducing agriculture's contributions to climate change could make farmers money — but not without more help from government and industry, former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday.
When the full House Appropriations Committee marks up the Interior-Environment funding bill today, it will look markedly different from what the Trump administration has proposed, particularly when it comes to the Forest Service.
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee will take up the relationship between farming and climate change this week as debate heats up over the effects of large livestock operations.