Ag Policy
House GOP OKs $12B in Farm Aid
House GOP Approves Budget Blueprint Authorizing Up to $12B in Farm Aid
WASHINGTON (DTN) — House Republicans advanced a budget blueprint on Thursday that authorizes the House Agriculture Committee to develop up to $12 billion in farm...
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Senate Leaders Look for SNAP Offsets Ahead of Farm Bill Markup
WASHINGTON (DTN)– The farm bill is still on track for a Senate Agriculture Committee markup before the August recess, provided Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns...
Brazil Beef Spared From New Tariffs
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Brazil, But Spares Key Ag Imports Such as Beef
OMAHA (DTN) — The Trump administration announced 25% tariffs on a range of Brazilian products, including ethanol, but the U.S. currently imports virtually no Brazilian...
USDA Plans NASS Modernization
USDA to Review NASS Reports, Data Systems and Survey Response Rates
WASHINGTON (DTN) — USDA is preparing a major overhaul of how it collects and reports agricultural data.
GOP Reverts to Trump's Request
Update: House GOP Drops $20B Farm Aid Plan, Returns to Trump’s $11.1B Proposal
WASHINGTON (DTN) — House Republican leaders abandoned a larger proposal and instead opted to include President Donald Trump’s $11.1 billion farm aid request in next...
Farm Aid Returns to Reconciliation Talks
House GOP Leadership Plan Could Include $20 Billion in Farmer Aid
WASHINGTON (DTN) — The House Budget Committee is expected to markup a reconciliation bill that would include $20 billion in farm aid and $70 billion...
USDA Relocations Challenged
Labor Unions and Nonprofits File Another Motion to Halt USDA’s ‘Unlawful Reorganization Plan’
WASHINGTON (DTN) — Labor unions and nonprofit organizations challenging the Trump administration’s USDA reorganization have filed another motion for a preliminary injunction, seeking to stop...
Senate Faces Tighter Vote Margins
Graham’s Death, McConnell’s Absence Complicate Senate Votes and USDA Funding
WASHINGTON (DTN) — Early Sunday morning, July 12, officials announced the death of longtime South Carolina politician and Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, from...
An Urban's Rural View
MAHA Wages War on Seed Oils
Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again tribe, seed oils have been getting a lot of unwanted attention. The MAHA...
USDA Wraps Up Competitive CRP Signup
USDA’s Competitive CRP Enrollment Adds 1.5 Million New Acres
WASHINGTON (DTN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture accepted more than 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for fiscal year 2026 following...