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Source: Brownfield
President Trump’s budget proposal cuts USDA funding by nearly 20%
An ag economist says President Trump’s 2027 budget proposal could impact several USDA programs that are needed by farmers and ranchers.

Source: Texas Department of Agriculture
Commissioner Miller warns of northern-most New World screwworm detection: “This is not a drill”
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Friday issued the following statement following confirmation of the northern-most New World screwworm detection in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, only 90 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Source: Agri-Pulse
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Rollins at White House Easter Egg Roll & Loeffler on grocery guarantee loans
Attendees gathered Monday for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll which featured 40,000 real American-raised, hand-dyed eggs and 150 baby chicks.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
Iowa hog farmer sentenced to 13 years in prison for $1.7M USDA fraud, stalking
A western Iowa hog farmer was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison last week on several counts including crop insurance fraud and theft of government funds after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2025.

Source: MU Extension
Alpha-gal syndrome gives new urgency to tick prevention
As temperatures rise and people begin camping, fishing and farming, it’s more important than ever to be aware of the health dangers posed by ticks, says University of Missouri and Lincoln University Extension urban entomologist Emily Althoff.

Source: Brownfield
USDA sees larger 25/26 U.S. wheat ending stocks, no changes for corn, soybeans
The USDA raised its domestic wheat ending stocks guess, while leaving corn and soybean carryout unchanged.

Source: DTN/Progressive Farmer
5 fertilizers significantly more expensive, urea up 34% from month ago
Retail fertilizer prices continue to jump, in some cases by double-digits -- one of them by more than 30%.

Source: CoBank
Consumer demand remains relentless, producer opportunity offered mixed signals
The brightest spot in the animal protein segment over the past couple of years has been consumer demand.

Source: Brownfield
MU’s FAPRI: fertilizer price relief could take longer than expected
A senior research economist with MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says once the Middle East conflict ends, it will take some time for fuel and fertilizer prices to come back down.

























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