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President Donald Trump presided over a roundtable Monday afternoon with a handful of farmers, lawmakers and members of his administration to announce the aid package. Commodity producers will receive $11 billion, while USDA will hold back $1 billion for...

The president will announce a $12 billion aid package to farmers on Monday afternoon. According to initial reports, the lion's share of aid, or $11 billion, will go to crop farmers, Bloomberg first reported.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a three-day hearing this week to hear from a range of business, farm groups, non-governmental groups, think tanks, academics and others as part of a six-year review of USMCA and whether to extend the...

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins again teased out that an aid package for farmers could be released next week. At least two farm-state senators have questioned whether USDA has the funds needed to provide an adequate aid package to...

We'll start the week with our fifth annual virtual DTN Ag Summit, and be showcasing national wheat contest winners as winter cold moves into the countryside.

Tyson's recent announcement in the beef processing sector has caused discussion in the industry. The closure and cutback it announced will reduce slaughter capacity by 7.5%-9% amid historically low cattle numbers.

Tyson Foods announced on Friday that it will close its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility, affecting 3,000 employees, and will convert its Amarillo, Texas, plant to single-shift operations. Production will increase at other facilities.

USDA on Monday announced Stage 2 of the disaster relief program covering 2023-24 crops, milk and stored commodity losses not included in Stage 1. Enrollment opens Nov. 24 through April 30, 2026. A USDA official also said a 2025 aid announcement is coming soon.

USDA last week conducted what it billed as the largest trade mission in the department's history to Mexico, conducting more than 500 business meetings in three days. The department also announced the opening of a new Tampico facility that will aerially...

Some positive signs about U.S. soybean sales to China began to emerge late this week, but questions remain about China's commitments. Speculation about an aid package for farmers is also growing.

A federal appeals court ordered USDA to rewrite bioengineered food labeling rules, ruling the agency unlawfully excluded highly refined foods and cannot use QR codes alone.

We'll see how commodity markets respond to any additional details of a trade deal with China, also watch for details on USDA support payments and how those pan out after said trade deal. Also, parts of U.S. and Canada will see several clipper weather systems pass through.

An executive at an independent seed company in Iowa highlighted some of the reasons why major seed companies have been able to continue raising their technology fees and avoid competing with smaller companies trying to use off-patent technology. That was just one issue raised in a hearing...

Cattle markets fell on Friday after news of potential Mexican cattle import reopening discussions. Imports have been restricted since July due to New World screwworm detections.

In posts on social platform X, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said FSA offices will resume core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments and other programs. Rollins referenced more than "$3 billion in assistance...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been trying to convince the White House to reopen Farm Service Agency offices so farmers can utilize Marketing Assistance Loans. Based on MAL usage, that is likely affecting farmers of some commodity crops more than others.

Farmer voices are being used for political messages over national debates, such as the government shutdown and the trade war with China. The videos and livestream events highlight how farmers are caught in the middle of national political feuds while they...

There is anger in the countryside among farmers who are facing their third straight year of negative returns on their crops, but also overwhelmingly support President Trump. Farmers are coping with low prices, high inputs and closed export markets in the...

President Donald Trump and members of his administration continue to tease that an aid package of up to $15 billion for farmers could be announced this week. More than 200 farm organizations wrote the president to thank him for focusing on issues facing...

Economists and others weighed in this past week over lost U.S. soybean sales to China and how Brazil is taking advantage of its competitive edge right now. China ended September with no new U.S. soybean buys on the books.