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House Ag plan boosts farmer safety net while slashing SNAP costs
Farmers would see an expanded safety net under a package of provisions released late Monday by the House Agriculture Committee.
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Pork producers score reconciliation relief, remain committed to Prop. 12 fix
National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released the following statement on the recently released reconciliation package from the House Agriculture Committee.
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USDA to open general and continuous Conservation Reserve Program enrollment for 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners.
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62% of U.S. corn, 48% of soybeans planted
U.S. corn planting has surged past the halfway mark and soybeans are getting close. That followed a generally favorable week of planting conditions in many key U.S. growing areas.
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Bayer to focus production, research and development of its Crop Science division in Germany on strategic technologies
Bayer is reorganizing its Crop Science division's activities in the areas of crop protection production and research and development in Germany.
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Soybean prices quickly respond to China, US temporarily rolling back tariffs
Soybean futures surged along with U.S. stock indexes after the U.S. and China announced each side would set a 90-day reprieve and drop tariffs to 10% levels as talks continue.
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USDA suspends imports of live cattle from Mexico along southern ports of entry
The USDA has suspended imports of live cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico through southern ports of entry due to the continued northward spread of New World Screwworm.
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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Rep. Eric Sorensen on reconciliation, USDA downsizing
House Agriculture Committee members will have a lengthy markup to find the instructed $230 billion in budget reconciliation savings.
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Ag groups file brief supporting Supreme Court hearing glyphosate case
Groups representing farmers across the United States have filed a brief encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case on labeling for glyphosate and other pesticides.
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NCBA urges FDA to toughen rules for fake meat marketing
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to toughen up guidance for fake meat companies that would prevent them from using misleading labels on plant-based products.
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Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to United Kingdom, kicks off aggressive travel agenda to promote American agriculture worldwide
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit the United Kingdom May 12-14. This comes after President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday, on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe, a new trade agreement in principle that will lower tariffs, remove trade barriers, increase market access, and strengthen cooperation on economic security.
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USDA kicks off growing season with unveiling of new-crop estimates
On Monday, May 12, USDA will release its May edition of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, taking another crack at old-crop demand estimates while simultaneously flipping the script to 2025-26 with new-crop forecasts.
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NCGA encourages Trump to include corn in bilateral trade agreement with India
The president of the National Corn Growers Association said Wednesday that his organization fully supports the Trump administration’s effort to forge a new trade relationship with India, and corn growers urge the administration to include corn and corn co-products, such as ethanol and its byproducts, in any final agreement with the South Asian country.
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States picking up cultured-protein labeling legislation
The National Ag Law Center says legislation to regulate cell-cultured proteins has been on the rise at the state level.
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Budzinski introduces bipartisan bill to expand biofuels and biobased manufacturing innovation
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) on Thursday introduced the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act (Ag BIO Act), a bipartisan bill to support the biofuel economy in Illinois and across the country.
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Secretary Rollins hosts Farmers First roundtable, announces expedited disaster aid
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today held the inaugural Farmers First roundtable at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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A critical point in the fight against New World screwworm
The head lobbyist with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. is at a critical point in the fight against New World screwworm.
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Great planting window continues for North-Central US, too much of a good thing?
After a chilly lag in temperatures and heavy rain for some at the end of April, the North-Central United States is in the midst of a wide-open planting window where warm weather and little precipitation should have farmers out and about.
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Red meat exports trend higher in March; beef export value highest in nine months
Exports of U.S. beef, pork and lamb trended higher year-over-year in March, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
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Consider grazing wheat and delaying turnout on drought-stressed pastures
Drought conditions in the Nebraska Panhandle region persist, with many areas receiving limited precipitation in April.
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USDA's Rollins: Disaster enrollment for $20 billion in aid will start before end of May
USDA will open a portal before the end of the month for farmers to apply for nearly $21 billion in aid for dealing with natural disasters over the past two years, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told senators on Tuesday.
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Navigating trade negotiations under the Trump Administration
The Secretary of Agriculture says it’s a new day for trade negotiations in America.
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The other paycheck: How off-farm income keeps farmers farming
When most people picture a farmer, they don’t envision someone teaching math, driving a school bus or managing a bank branch. Yet for the majority of U.S. farm households, income from these off-farm roles is what keeps the operation running.
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Time to scout for black cutworm in emerged corn
Black cutworm (BCW) is a migratory pest that arrives in Iowa each year with spring storms.
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Husker research unlocks secrets of sorghum's defenses against fall armyworm
University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists continue to advance the understanding of sorghum’s natural defenses, new findings that can strengthen crop resistance to a major pest threat, the fall armyworm.
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More than 15,000 employees leaving USDA as White House proposes more budget cuts
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will have a lot to discuss on Capitol Hill this week with the Trump administration shedding nearly 15,200 positions at USDA and a budget proposal detailing more than $4.6 billion in discretionary cuts at the department as well.
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40% of U.S. corn, 30% of soybeans planted
U.S. corn and soybean planting advanced over the past week. Some key growing areas did see more rainfall last week, but past the short-term planting delays, that’s expected to be beneficial for long-term development.
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Farmer sentiment improves as long-term optimism outweighs tariff concerns
Farmer sentiment improved in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 8 points to a reading of 148. The improvement in farmers’ sentiment was bolstered by increases in both the Index of Current Conditions, which rose 9 points to 141, and the Index of Future Expectations, which rose 8 points to 152.
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