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‘Dicamba cannot be fixed’: Senate Democrats push to keep controversial weedkiller banned
The EPA is facing renewed pressure to deny applications re-registering the controversial weedkiller from three of the biggest crop protection companies.
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Trump’s tariff plan is likely to raise grocery prices, economists say
Reliance on food and beverage imports has grown over the years, and could be significantly exposed to new duties under the president-elect’s plan.
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Despite Senate Text, It Appears Another Farm Bill Extension is Coming Soon
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — As the clock ticks on the post-election, lame duck session of Congress, indications from Capitol Hill are that we will see another one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. Reports this week indicate that House and Senate Ag Committee members are working towards an extension of the expired 2018 law, possibly tied…
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Ag lobbyist says labor challenges are biggest issue facing agriculture
An agricultural lobbyist says he’s hoping for significant changes to the federal H-2A visa program for migrant workers. Mark Anderson with U.S. Custom Harvesters tells Brownfield… “The pie in the sky dream, I’d like to see a brand new foreign labor program that is administered through the USDA rather than the Department of Labor.” He…
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Trump Tariffs Not Popular With Farm Leaders, With Some Exceptions
Import tariffs that raise the specter of retaliation remain unpopular with farm leaders, with some exceptions. President-elect Trump vows universal import tariffs of ten to 20 percent and 60 percent on Chinese goods, to bring manufacturing jobs back home and raise revenue. However, farm leaders remember the steep retaliatory tariffs they faced on exports during…
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White House Wants $100 Billion for Disaster Relief
The White House is asking for $98.6 billion in emergency disaster relief funding following multiple hurricanes this fall. Roll Call says the administration wants a comprehensive package that extends back to unmet needs from prior disasters, encompassing requests the White House made over a year ago. The largest piece of the funding, $40 billion, would…
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RFK Jr. ‘Set to Overhaul’ USDA: ‘Radical Changes Coming’ Under Trump’s New Administration
RFK Jr. ‘Set to Overhaul’ USDA: ‘Radical Changes Coming’ Under Trump’s New Administration EconoTimes
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Lawyer: Race prioritization by USDA needs to be stopped
Lawyer: Race prioritization by USDA needs to be stopped The Center Square
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How a Trump Administration Could Impact FDA and USDA: ‘Expect Change’
How a Trump Administration Could Impact FDA and USDA: ‘Expect Change’ Food Processing
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Trumponomics 2.0
LINCOLN, Neb. — With President Trump’s victory in the recent election, economists and others are pondering what his second term might mean for the U.S. economy. “Trumponomics 2.0”, the term used to describe President Trump’s potential economic policies by The Economist’s U.S. economics editor Simon Rabinovitch, could have mixed results for the U.S. and global…
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Congress Reaffirms Low Costs of Keeping AM in Vehicles
The Congressional Budget Office released a second cost analysis for the revised AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024. Radio Ink says the scoring still bodes well for radio. The estimated budgetary effects of the Senate and House bills are similar. The CBO estimates that 2.5 to three million EVs annually would need updates…
