Ag Policy Blog

The public health director in Harrison County, Iowa, is managing ten coronavirus cases in a small county. He said it's important to be as transparent as possible with residents, and organize daily stakeholder calls to ensure everyone has accurate information about the virus and...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today unveiled the committee COVID-19 Resource Page while more than 140 lawmakers wrote USDA asking for a swift package of aid be created for livestock producers.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters in a weekly call Tuesday that low commodity prices right now likely mean Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will soon need use that new funding authority Congress provided in the stimulus package last week.

A bi-partisan group of senators from the Senate Finance Committee want the Trump administration to delay implementing USMCA, which is set to into effect June 1.

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is reassessing how to define the way meat products are labeled under voluntary rules to use labels for U.S. origin such as "Product of USA" or "Made in USA."

With all USDA Service Centers closed to walk-in visitors, USDA wants farmers to know they can set up phone appointments with the local Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service staffs or work with those offices through email or USDA's websites.

USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative's Office keep sending out updates detailing how China has advanced certain procedures and processes to boost U.S. agricultural exports to China, and what the U.S. has done to reciprocate.

While the country waits for the U.S. Senate to break a voting logjam on a coronavirus stimulus bill, the legislation has a few key provisions for USDA.

A single COVID-19 case shows up at a small-town health clinic and the clinic is closed and staff under quarantine. That scenario highlights some of the challenges dealing with the virus in rural America.

Senators on Thursday sent a letter to the Department of Justice over concerns tied to cattle and boxed beef prices. The Department of Homeland Security also designated food and agriculture one of 16 critical sectors in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, meaning workers in...

The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council each raised similar concerns about labor and transportation as the federal government continues issuing new rules or emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Renewable Fuels Association said Monday that the government should help the "liquid fuel industries," including ethanol producers while Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he found biofuels leaders "very nervous" when he met with them last week.

After a telephone conversation with leaders of the nation's grocery companies about the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Americans to buy only as much food and other grocery store products as they need and not to hoard...

While coverage of coronavirus and the markets somewhat overwhelmed Thursday, here are a couple of items that came across in emails that producers may want to watch going forward.

Like much of the country right now, the coronavirus is forcing some high-profile agricultural events to shutdown.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stressed to reporters Tuesday morning that President Donald Trump would benefit in rural America if he simply let stand the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision last month against EPA's small refinery exemption program.

Eight senators from states bordering the Missouri River below the dams introduced legislation Thursday that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the risk of floods and improve protections on the lower Missouri River.

As National Farmers Union's new president wrapped up the first policy session under his day-old leadership at the annual meeting, Rob Larew emphasized policy direction that would help focus on more certainty for family farmers going forward.

In his last speech before turning over the reins of National Farmers Union to an incoming president, Roger Johnson warned farmers to watch out for what happens to farm income and trade when Market Facilitation Program payments end.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., announced Friday that sugar cooperatives will receive $285 million in disaster assistance to help growers impacted by disasters.