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Source: USDA
USDA announces Request for Information on data products
At the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Outlook Forum, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a Request for Information (RFI) on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research at USDA.

Source: Brownfield
Supreme Court tariff ruling clouds the future of U.S. trade deals
An ag economist says the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s use of tariffs could disrupt ongoing trade negotiations.

Source: Center for Food Safety
Trump EPA sued for reapproving dicamba volatile herbicide responsible for massive drift damage to crops, trees, wild areas
Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit recently challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Snow drought continues to grip the Plains in late winter
While the northeastern U.S. digs out from record-level snow, the Plains and Rocky Mountains continue in a dry pattern going into the last few days of the 2025-26 meteorological winter season.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
After Supreme Court ruling, Trump doubles down on authority to impose tariffs
Responding to the Supreme Court decision rejecting his tariffs under one law, President Donald Trump announced Friday he is imposing a universal 10% tariff under a different law and launching more investigations to impose tariffs on other imported products.

Source: USDA
USDA announces enrollment period for Farmer Bridge payments
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. The FBA enrollment period opens Feb. 23 and closes April 17, 2026.

Source: Brownfield
Cattle slaughter pace slows as USDA reports a sharp drop in January marketings
An ag economist says the slaughter pace for cattle is slowing.
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Source: Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Farm economy future with USDA chief economist, Justin Benavidez
The Agriculture Department is anticipating a slightly easier 2026 for U.S. ag producers, with prices for major commodities nudging higher and input and labor costs moderating. We sat down with USDA Chief Economist Justin Benavidez at USDA's annual Ag Outlook Forum to discuss the department's projections.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
USDA projects more soybean production, shaves corn acres and yield
USDA is forecasting farmers will plant 94 million acres of corn and produce a 15.76-billion-bushel (bb) crop while soybean planting will come in at 85 million acres and 4.45 bb.

















