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Opinion: American agriculture cannot afford Washington’s policy whiplash
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (689+ words) Fred Wellman (Wellman for Missouri) American farmers and ranchers are used to managing risk. They deal with weather, volatile commodity prices, disease, labor shortages, fuel costs and global markets. What they should not also have to manage is a federal…...
Trump signs beef executive orders focused on competition, MCOOL
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (745+ words) The Trump administration is seeking to advance mandatory country of original labeling for beef and bolster competition in the meatpacking industry through two new executive orders. Under one EO focused on competition, Trump directed USDA to increase resources and staffing…...
New USDA initiative aims to spur cattle herd rebuilding with insurance, conservation program grazing changes
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (314+ words) New insurance options, emergency grazing authorities on Grassland Conservation Reserve Program acres, and guaranteed loans for regional meat processors are among the elements of a package unveiled by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Monday to encourage producers to rebuild the U.S. cattle…...
SNAP households’ purchases of sugary drinks fall in states with restrictions, study suggests
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (319+ words) Restrictions on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for sugary drinks cut retail purchases of covered beverages by 12.4% on average among SNAP households in the first 10 states to implement them, according to a new paper from the University of Chicago....
The Beef Bulk‑Up: America’s cattle are getting bigger, bringing larger returns and new complications | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1586+ words) Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series that examines the forces driving U.S. producers’ efforts to create heavier cattle, and what rising weights mean for the future of beef production. When Don Schiefelbein sizes up the…...
Rollins unveils plan to modernize USDA agricultural data collection
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (305+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today unveiled a plan to modernize USDA’s agricultural data collection at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. “America’s farmers and ranchers are the backbone of our food and agricultural system, and USDA should respect their…...
Opinion: School nutrition rules should reward what works
1+ week, 1+ day ago (618+ words) Alison Bodor (American Frozen Food Institute) Every school day, nearly 30 million children rely on the National School Lunch Program. Those meals fuel learning, support children’s growth and help build lifelong healthy eating habits. But nutrition only makes a difference when…...
USDA funding holdup clouds future of sustainable agriculture research program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (846+ words) The Agriculture Department has yet to release $48 million in fiscal 2026 funding for sustainable agriculture grants, worrying program supporters who say if the money doesn't come through by the end of September, it will be gone. Regional offices that distribute Sustainable…...
Firms seek to turn harvest waste into high-value products
1+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) The Almond Board of California is working with a company to use leftover almond shells to develop what the two entities say is a clean, sustainable and domestically sourced alternative to petroleum-based products. This article is available exclusively to Agri-Pulse…...
Trump to lift beef tariffs within two weeks to bring prices down
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (995+ words) President Donald Trump will sign an executive order in the next two weeks to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings to enter the U.S. with no out-of-quota tariff for 90 days, in exchange for a commitment from exporters to…...