Ag Legislators Look Ahead to “Skinny” Farm Bill this Fall
After clearing their agriculture megabill hurdle, Republicans are looking to pass a smaller farm bill that includes some key policies that haven’t been updated since the last farm bill was…
Trump Reiterates Willingness to Let Migrant Laborers Stay on Farms
President Donald Trump again said on Thursday that he is willing to let migrant laborers stay in the United States if the farmers they work for will vouch for them.
Congress Passes Megabill with Significant Farm Program Funding
House GOP leaders overcame Republican objections to Senate provisions on SNAP, rural hospitals and other issues to clear President Donald Trump’s massive spending and tax package, including a historic infusion…
Senate Prepares to Vote on Budget Bill with Farm Safety Net Improvements
Senators will begin their vote-a-rama on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' at 9 a.m. Monday. The driver behind the bill is to prevent the 2017 tax cuts from expiring, but…
Senate Ag’s SNAP Cost-Share Plan Approved by Parliamentarian
The Senate parliamentarian on Thursday approved Republicans’ tweaked plan to push some costs of the nation’s anti-hunger program onto states, allowing them to maintain a crucial $41 billion spending cut…
Global Urea Prices Surge on Middle East Conflict
Global prices of key fertilizer ingredient urea have surged alongside escalating violence in the Middle East, which threatens to choke supplies of the crop nutrient from a significant producing and…
Trump Again Considering Immigration Relief for Farmworkers
President Donald Trump again is saying he wants to shield farmers from the effects of his crackdown on illegal immigration, just days after his administration reinstated workplace raids on agricultural…
ICE Reverses Exemption of Ag from Immigration Raids
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff that it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants.
Iran-Israel Conflict Adds Uncertainty to Fertilizer Market
Renewed conflict in the Middle East has shuttered urea production in Iran, sending ripples through global fertilizer markets and adding to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese supplies.
ICE Ordered to Pause Immigration Raids on Ag Businesses
President Donald Trump's administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, a senior Trump…
Immigration Raids Targeting Ag Businesses Increase
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are starting to more aggressively target agriculture and food processing facilities around the country as reports over the past week from (Nebraska), New Mexico and…
DOGE Cuts USDA Office Closure List in Half
USDA agencies will close fewer than half the number of offices originally listed by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as cost-saving measures, with at least 61 USDA…
White House Budget Looks to Cut Nearly $7 Billion from USDA
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House Ag Advances Budget Bill that Cuts SNAP Spending
Politico's Grace Yarrow reported Wednesday night that "the House Agriculture…
No Plans to Close Any FSA Offices, Ag Sec Rollins Says
Reuters' Leah Douglas reported that "U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…
More than 15,000 Employees Leaving USDA
Reuters' Leah Douglas reported that "more than 15,000 U.S. Department…
FSA to Require DOGE Approval for Larger Loans
Reuters' Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter reported that "farm loan…
Trump Says US Could Re-Impose Some Reciprocal Tariffs
CNN's David Goldman reported Wednesday that "President Donald Trump said…
USDA Downsizing Plan to be Ready by Mid-May, Rollins Says
Agri-Pulse's Noah Wicks and Steve Davies reported Wednesday that "the…
USDA Ordered to Release Frozen Conservation, Energy Funds
Agri-Pulse's Noah Wicks reported that "a federal judge has ordered…