Judge Extends Pause on USDA Employee Relocations
A federal judge in California extended last week a temporary pause in USDA employee relocations until Oct. 13 as he considers a preliminary injunction that would stop USDA indefinitely from enforcing employee relocations. He also said it was “significant” that Congress included a provision in a fiscal 2026 spending package that blocked the Agriculture Department from reorganizing without approval from the House and Senate appropriations committees.
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Farm Bill Expires Again as Lawmakers Continue Negotiations
As the latest extension of the 2018 Farm Bill expired Sept. 30, Congress remained without a new long-term agriculture policy despite years of negotiations and temporary extensions. While the U.S. House passed a new Farm Bill earlier this year and the Senate …
More Farmer Aid Unlikely Until After Midterm Elections
Republicans want to lump in about $11 billion in direct farm aid with a forthcoming defense spending package. But even if that measure clears Congress, there would be a delay before checks hit farmers’ bank accounts, likely around spring of 2027. That …
China to Slash Tariffs on US Ag Products, Excluding Soybeans
The U.S. and China extended the Busan Agreement, the trade truce between the two countries, to Jan. 10 while identifying more than 1,600 products, including agricultural commodities, for potential tariff reductions. But soybeans for food and crushing were excluded from the list, …
Immigration Raids Disrupting Kansas Meatpacking Operations
Meatpacking industry groups raised concerns Friday that recent heightened immigration operations in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma have caused employees to miss work, leading to problems at meat-related businesses that could ultimately raise prices for consumers. Meatpackers slaughtered an estimated 90,000 cattle on …
Farm Bill Action Unlikely in Senate Until After Midterm Elections
The Senate’s version of the farm bill isn’t expected to be put to a vote in the chamber before the election and instead senators and House lawmakers will informally conference to work out differences, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) said …
US & China Extend Trade Truce Until January as Xi Arrives in US
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January …
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