Ag Policy Blog

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.

Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., is running to replace Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.

A Bruneau, Idaho, ranch asked a federal court to dismiss an amended Clean Water Act lawsuit filed against the operation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Rod Snyder, former EPA adviser, emphasized agriculture's critical role in addressing climate change during the Sustainable Agriculture Summit. He highlighted private-sector commitments will likely continue even as the new president seeks to scale back climate initiatives put in place...

For USDA, President Biden proposed $23.5 billion overall, the lion's share of which would go to help farmers and ranchers who have suffered livestock or crop losses due to hurricanes, drought and wildfires.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on Monday dropped her proposal for a new farm bill she hopes Congress will take up in a lame-duck session. The farm bill is likely on the backburner until a new Congress is convened early in 2025.