Reuter’s Daniel Wiessner reported that, “a group of unions, nonprofits and U.S. municipalities has asked a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planned reorganization, including the relocation…
USDA releases June 2026 Acreage Report and Grain Stocks
July 6, 2026
Progressive Farmer reported, “U.S. farmers planted 95.3 million acres of corn and 85.4 million acres of soybeans in spring 2026, USDA said on Tuesday, unchanged from March’s estimate and within…
USDA to Fund $500 Million Expansion of Domestic Fertilizer Production
July 5, 2026
Reuters’ Karl Plume reported that “U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced $500 million in new funding on Wednesday to expand domestic fertilizer production after the Iran war drove up prices.”…
US Won’t Renew USMCA, Seeks Improvements in Yearly Reviews
July 2, 2026
The Trump administration will not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement in its current form, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced Wednesday. The agreement has been a boon to farm country, but…
Farm groups that only days ago celebrated Bayer’s U.S. Supreme Court victory over glyphosate labeling now are accusing the company of abandoning farmers after Monsanto asked federal trade officials to…
Trump Suspends Duties on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizer
June 30, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco, the White House said on Monday, as farmers grapple with shortages due…
NY, CT Become First States to Offer Tariff Relief to Farmers
June 29, 2026
New York farmers can start submitting applications for up to $25,000 in relief from the state as part of a $30 million aid effort aimed at easing the hit to…
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