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365 Ag Groups Call on Congress to Enact Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act
365 agricultural and related groups have sent a letter calling on Congress to enact the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, a bipartisan bill the groups say is needed to protect access for farmers and the public to safe, well-regulated pesticides.
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Update on USDA Efforts to Fight New World Screwworm in Mexico
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ongoing partnership with Mexico to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS).
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Different weather patterns affecting early crop development across Corn Belt
A mix of weather patterns across the US Corn Belt is impacting planting progress and early crop development.
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How CVM researchers are using tech to help farmers improve herd management
Being a 21st-century dairy farmer is no small task. Rising labor shortages, growing herd sizes, and the ever-present need to maintain animal health while keeping operations efficient leave little room for error. But Minnesota farmers have an advantage: homegrown research designed to meet their challenges head-on.
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87% of U.S. corn, 76% of soybeans planted
U.S. corn and soybean planting continues to near the finish line. That followed another week of generally favorable planting weather in much of the Midwest and Plains, but some key states are behind average due to heavy rainfall.
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Keep in mind crop insurance final planting dates and late-planting periods
Farmers in most of the larger corn-producing states in the Midwest and Plains states appear on schedule to meet their crop insurance final planting dates to protect their coverage levels.
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USMEF Conference focuses on innovative solutions in a challenging trade environment
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) concluded its Spring Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday with a panel discussion in which senior international staff gave examples of innovative efforts to overcome trade challenges.
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Pivot Bio announces AgTech Corridor relocation
Pivot Bio, one of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies and a three-time honoree in TIME magazine’s Best Inventions roundup,Tuesday announced another bold step in its growth strategy: the creation of centers of excellence based in the Midwest that will serve as anchors for the company’s scientific and commercial future.
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Gov. Walz signs ag omnibus bill into law
Governor Walz Friday signed Chapter 34, House File 2446, the Agriculture and Broadband Development Policy and Finance Bill, into law. The bill funds the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.
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World Organization of Animal Health calls for science-based animal health surveillance
The World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH) released its first State of the World's Animal Health report May 23 recognizing how animal health is at the center of good global health.
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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: House Ag Chairman Glenn Thompson on reconciliation, trade
House Republicans passed their reconciliation bill by a one vote margin. The bill boosts farm programs and extends key tax breaks but cuts SNAP program spending. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson joins Newsmakers to talk about why the bill is so important for agriculture. He also discusses the impact of federal downsizing at USDA and whether farmers should be worried about the president’s trade policy.
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Crop protection tools get attention in MAHA report
A new report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission is causing the ag industry to pause.
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Secretary Rollins increases funding to reimburse states for food safety inspections
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today she will exercise the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authority to provide a much-needed funding increase of $14.5 million in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs.
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Scout field edges for stalk borer
Stalk borer can be a reoccurring pest along the edge rows of corn adjacent to perennial grass borders, waterways, or terraces. The caterpillars move from grasses to corn when the stalk gets too small. Like all insects, they develop based on accumulating temperatures and right now, you could expect to see caterpillars moving throughout the southern half of Iowa.
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MAHA report targets ultra-processed foods, Rollins says farmers part of the solution
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Make America Healthy Again Commission report doesn’t demonize American agricultural practices.
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Federal judge extends order blocking job cuts, reorganization at USDA, other
A federal judge in California has blocked USDA and other federal agencies from launching mass firings and reorganizing their departments.
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Farm Bureau statement on MAHA report
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on a White House report issued by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission.
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New report details $112 million economic loss from aMPV in Minnesota turkey industry
A newly released economic impact study confirms the devastating toll Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) has taken on Minnesota’s turkey industry.
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Governor Reynolds, Iowa HHS announce Iowa SNAP Healthy Foods waiver approval
Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) on Thursday announced that Iowa’s waiver to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA, FNS) to limit purchases made with SNAP benefits to healthy foods has been approved.
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House passes tax cut, spending package 'One Big Beautiful Bill' by one vote
The U.S. House of Representatives early Thursday passed President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill of tax cuts, farm bill improvements and cuts to social programs on a 215-214-1 vote after forcing overnight debate on the legislation.
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Glyphosate could be targeted in MAHA report
Some U.S. farmers remain concerned a new report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission could put crop protection tools at risk.
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Claims now open in $83.5 million settlement with JBS in cattle antitrust case
On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF USA and four individual ranchers, alleges anticompetitive conduct in the cattle market. Eligible parties may now submit claims under the terms of the JBS settlement.
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Clean Fuels, member companies urge EPA to unleash biomass-based diesel
Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America delivered a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging him to set the 2026 RFS biomass-based diesel volume at no less than 5.25 billion gallons and allow continued growth in the 2027 volumes.
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Syngenta opens state-of-the-art biologicals production facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Syngenta celebrates the grand opening of its new high-capacity biologicals production facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Joined by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Syngenta leaders welcomed state officials, industry professionals and local contractors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Rules Committee working to advance budget bill
The Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Ag Committee presented their case to the Rules Committee as the House continues its work to advance a budget bill.
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Kennedy reassures farmers as agriculture braces for MAHA report on pesticides
A pending release of a report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission that is rumored to call for an end to the use of pesticides, including glyphosate-based Roundup, has the agriculture world reeling with concern.
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Gov. Pillen signs legislation banning fake meat in Nebraska
Governor Jim Pillen on Tuesday signed LB246, banning the production, sale, promotion and distribution of fake meat in Nebraska.
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Wisconsin to begin monthly milk sampling as part of the National Milk Testing Strategy
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the implementation of the mandatory National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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