Ag Policy Blog

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee visited Nebraska on Friday, holding a forum with about 50 agricultural leaders from across the state and Sen. Pete Ricketts, a Republican facing reelection in the fall. Some of the biggest policy topics, such as E15 and passing...

Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost domestic markets. Senators said they recognize the financial straits facing farmers due to input prices that continue to rise...

The House Agriculture Committee early Thursday morning voted 34-17 to advance its farm bill package after debates over a broad range of issues on Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Seven Democrats joined Republicans in advancing the bill.

The latest proposed iteration of the Farm Bill began with markup in the House Agriculture Committee starting Tuesday night and continuing on Wednesday morning. The committee approved language that would allow USDA to provide CCC aid to tobacco farmers.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a news release, touted the Trump administration is spending more than $1 billion to accelerate progress on farm modernization and long-term food supply. HHS will spend $100 million conducting research into alternatives for farm...

USDA has unveiled One Farmer, One File for farmers to access USDA services through a single log-in they can use to enroll in either FSA or NRCS programs. USDA also plans to use the platform for producers to file acreage reports.

Farmers for Free Trade has been highlighting the importance of trade deals since the first Trump administration but has ramped up its focus in the past year on protecting the USMCA as well. The group held a discussion on Tuesday about agriculture and the trade deal as...

Rep. Glenn GT Thompson, R-Pa., on Sunday announced a weather-related postponement of the full committee markup of the "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026." A major storm system was hitting several eastern states and Washington, D.C., that would bring blizzard...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the ad-hoc FBA program will open enrollment from Feb. 23 to April 17. The program has specific payment rates for farmers and payments are capped at $155,000 per individual or entity.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to protect the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate. The order gives the Agriculture Secretary authority to direct the production of both crop inputs. It also gives immunity to companies for following the...

USDA has released detailed on its $1 billion aid program for specialty crop farmers, who need to report their acreage to FSA by March 13. A group representing specialty crop growers said more aid is needed and called on Congress to pass a $5 billion aid package for the...

The Texas state agriculture commissioner said the state needs to better prepare for agricultural disasters. At the same time, the Trump administration moved ahead with the president's desire to end EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The National Academies of Science...

FSA offices will accept applications for Continuous CRP acres from Feb. 12 through March 20. Signup for General CRP will run from March 9 through April 17. USDA stated enrollment dates for Grassland CRP will be announced later.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office released some details of the new trade framework reached with India. Despite having the world's largest population, India is only the 15th largest export market for U.S. agriculture. Still, U.S. agricultural exports to India are already...

In a proclamation Friday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would lower the tariff rate quota to increase imports of lean beef trimmings and all of the increased quota would come from Argentina.

A USDA spokesperson defended the Trump administration's record and policies against criticism from farm leaders. The farm leaders issued a call-to-action to Congress. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee pointed to farm policies and tax cuts for farmers passed in...

Producers responding to the monthly Purdue survey took a dive in optimism in January. Purdue economists noted the January barometer survey was Jan. 12-16, while USDA's January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report came out Jan. 12. Crop prices fell...

Nationwide, year-round E15 is a potential opportunity, but a group of refiners also have their own plans to use the new E15 Rural Energy Council to shake up the Renewable Fuels Standard as well. So far, there are remain a lot of questions about how this energy council will...

Luke Lindberg, USDA's undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, is stressing the need for USDA to press rapid response trade missions with new deals to get various commodity groups in the country meeting prospective buyers.

President Donald Trump again declared his support for E15 legislation as the president held a campaign rally in Iowa. The president only briefly touched on problems with the farm economy but maintained his trade and tax policies had reinvigorated the country's economy.