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On Wednesday, 427 agricultural groups from a broad spectrum of commodities and organizations wrote leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee calling for swift confirmation of Brooke Rollins as President-elect Donald Trump's Agriculture secretary. The committee scheduled...

Pushing back on some criticisms last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released an interim technical rule for how corn, soybeans and sorghum producers could measure and lower their carbon-intensity scores on the farm. The rule addresses feedstocks for biofuels and how...

Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted that the administration is finalizing its third regulation under the Packers and Stockyards Act to provide more fairness to producers. The last rule from the Biden administration on ag competition will restrict how chicken...

Politico and others had reported the hearing for nominee Brooke Rollins would be held Jan. 15, but the Senate Agriculture Committee had not made any formal hearing announcement. Now it appears senators are still waiting on paperwork from the Trump transition team.

A report released Monday by Rabobank's research arm looked at the impact of a new tariff war on U.S. soybeans. The report suggests as much as a $2 drop in prices and 5 million fewer soybean acres.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn GT Thompson held a forum at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Saturday with Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., the new ranking member of the committee. The pair discussed their plans to pass a farm bill in the new Congress.

The University of Missouri's Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) offers one look at how $10 billion in economic aid breaks down by state and crop.

On a social media post Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump announced U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden will be his nominee for deputy secretary of USDA.

In a news release, USDA stated the loan payments announced Friday are expected to provide $300 million in assistance to over 12,800 distressed direct and guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers. Overall, USDA paid out more than $2.5 billion from the funds provided...

A $31 billion aid package for farmers faces collapse, as President-elect Donald Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk oppose it, citing overspending. GOP infighting, Democratic opposition and looming deadlines heighten fears of a government shutdown and delayed disaster relief.

The year-end funding bill congressional leaders released late Tuesday includes nearly $21 billion to help farmers recovering from natural disasters and another $10 billion in economic aid to crop producers.

Rep. Angie Craig, 52, of Minnesota, won a vote by House Democrats on Tuesday to replace Rep. David Scott, 79, of Georgia as the top Democrat on the Ag Committee.

Farm groups nationally are urging Congress to resolve the impasse on economic aid for farmers in a year-end funding package. Agricultural leaders in Congress are blaming the other party for the breakdown in talks.

Farmers groups nationally are urging Congress to resolve the impasse on economic aid for the farmers in a year-end funding package. Agricultural leaders in Congress are blaming the other party for the breakdown in talks.

Republican leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees early Saturday released a joint statement blaming Democratic leaders in Congress for rejecting a $12 billion package for farmers. Their complaints come after Republican leaders rejected a $10.7 billion plan...

Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees, along with farm-state allies, are trying to craft a plan that would provide payments to producers who are suffering from low prices. Democrats came up with nearly $10 billion in direct payments and crop insurance rebates...

Politico reported on Monday that top Democrats on the House and Senate Agriculture committees pitched a proposal that would offer $5.31 billion for farmers suffering from economic challenges not necessarily tied to a natural disaster. In return, the Democrats want to protect...

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Tuesday met with Brooke Rollins, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head USDA. Boozman also is pressing fellow senators to provide farmers with economic aid before Congress adjourns for the year. In a Senate speech on Monday, Boozman said...

Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to pass a funding resolution, disaster aid, and a farm bill extension. On Monday, Republican governors pressed Congress to pass a farm bill now rather than wait until 2025 as well.

USDA on Tuesday released its latest update of U.S. agricultural trade. The report showed a slight bump in exports to $170 billion for fiscal year 2025. Imports are expected to grow, reaching $215.5 billion.