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08/08/2025

House Ag Committee Chair "GT" Thompson wants to take action on a skinny farm bill this fall. We spoke with ranking members of both the House and Senate Ag Committees, Congresswoman Angie Craig and Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the Minnesota FarmFest about their priorities within a skinny farm bill and their willingness to negotiate after nutrition program cuts in reconciliation.

Plus, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall discusses his group's priorities for the second Make America Healthy Again Commission Report due to be released next week, Congressman Brad Finstad defends the need to include a Prop 12 legislative fix in a skinny farm bill, and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach reviews President Trump's trade negotiations so far.

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08/08/2025

Investment in carbon capture and storage is expected to favor the domestic ethanol industry in coming decades, combined with anticipated production of sustainable aviation fuel, the offset of federal tax liability and the sale of carbon abatement credits.

Investment in carbon capture and storage is expected to favor the domestic ethanol industry in coming decades, combined with anticipated production...

08/08/2025

New tariffs on Brazil are set to shake up the U.S. coffee, beef and sugar markets.

New tariffs on Brazil are set to shake up the U.S. coffee, beef and sugar markets.

08/08/2025

Latest round of tariff exemptions raises questions of influence

Senate Democrats and industries are questioning how a recent list of products exempt from new tariffs on Brazil was assembled; some would like to...

08/07/2025

Dairy processors report hitting sugar reduction target for school meals

Milk processors representing around 95% of the milk volume in U.S. schools have met their goal of lowering added sugars in their products, the International Dairy Foods Association announced Thursday.

08/07/2025

California pesticide regulators will unveil draft restrictions on widely used rodenticides during a public workshop next month, as they weigh new rules to protect wildlife and comply with recent legislation.

California pesticide regulators will unveil draft restrictions on widely used rodenticides during a public workshop next month, as they weigh new...

08/07/2025

A new draft report from California’s Agricultural Land Equity Task Force lays out sweeping proposals to help socially disadvantaged farmers and tribal communities gain access to farmland.

A new draft report from California’s Agricultural Land Equity Task Force lays out sweeping proposals to help socially disadvantaged farmers and...

08/07/2025

New EPA Region 9 Administrator Josh Cook laid out a vision for regulatory reform at a Western Plant Health conference in Sacramento that also spotlighted California's push to modernize pesticide oversight and accelerate alternatives.

New EPA Region 9 Administrator Josh Cook laid out a vision for regulatory reform at a Western Plant Health conference in Sacramento that also...

08/07/2025

California agriculture officials and farm leaders say they are drawing valuable lessons from Brazil’s decades-long investment in biological solutions, public-private research collaboration and streamlined regulatory systems.

California agriculture officials and farm leaders say they are drawing valuable lessons from Brazil’s decades-long investment in biological...

08/06/2025

Farm and nutrition groups are urging the Trump Administration to expand nutrition incentives.

Farm and nutrition groups are urging the Trump Administration to expand nutrition incentives.

08/06/2025

New legislation in California is designed to ease requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, in part to encourage development of more farmworker housing. But the way the law is written may blunt its impacts, this analysis argues.

New legislation in California is designed to ease requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, in part to encourage development of...

08/06/2025

Policymakers from both parties reiterated their support for the U.S. sugar program at the annual International Sweetener Symposium in Traverse City, Michigan, this week, as Republicans highlighted recent provisions in the reconciliation bill to help the industry and weighed in on areas of future reform.

Policymakers from both parties reiterated their support for the U.S. sugar program at the annual International Sweetener Symposium in Traverse City, Michigan, this week, while Republicans touted OBBB and weighed in on areas of future reform.