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Source: Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Rep. Shontel Brown on farm bill future, Iran war ag impacts
The farm bill could get a vote on the House floor before the end of April, but House Ag Committee Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown says revisiting new state SNAP cost-share requirements should have been a “starting point” to securing broad Democratic support.

Source: Brownfield
Global conflict and trade shifts pressuring U.S. ag exports
An ag economist with Ohio State University says the Iranian conflict is having an impact on U.S. ag trade around the world.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
April 1 Cattle on Feed down 1% from year ago
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

Source: USDA
USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers break ground on new Texas sterile fly production facility
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, Friday led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas.

Source: Brownfield
USDA calls on farmers to share fertilizer and input cost concerns
The USDA says it wants help from farmers as the department investigates soaring fertilizer prices.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Ag Secretary wants Congress to increase limit for CCC line of credit
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers Thursday she wants Congress to increase the $30 billion annual limit on Agriculture Department spending under a line of credit at the Treasury Department through the Commodity Credit Corporation, a wholly owned government corporation Congress created in 1933 to provide aid to farmers when needed.

Source: ISU ICM
Planting delayed for most of Iowa
The crop insurance planting dates have come and gone with barely a field planted for many farmers across Iowa in stark contrast to the last two springs.

Source: Brownfield
Supreme Court tariff decision sparks refund claims
An ag law specialist says the industry is still assessing how the U.S. Supreme Court’s tariff ruling could affect international trade.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
5 fertilizers significantly cost more than month ago, 4 by double digits
Five of eight major fertilizers had sizable retail price increases compared to the prior month, four by double digits, according to sellers tracked by DTN for the first full week of April 2026. This is the third week in row these five have been higher. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.







































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