USDA reopens acreage reporting period for specialty crop farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for [...]
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04, 2026
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11, 2025
Trump lifts reciprocal tariffs on ag products, fertilizers not produced in the U.S.
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The White House is rolling back some of the reciprocal tariffs imposed earlier this year [...]
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11, 2025
Trump administration reaches new trade deals
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The president’s trip to Southeast Asia in late October led to several trade agreements the [...]
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06, 2025
U.S. ag trade deficit widens, headed to record levels
The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is widening in 2025, driven by shifting global trade dynamics and rising import demand. The [...]
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06, 2025
Rollins discusses screwworms, ag trade, solar, USDA staff at hearing
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter In her first appearance testifying in front of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture [...]
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03, 2025
Milk producers urge action on trade
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging Congress and the Trump administration to continue [...]
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07, 2023
India’s rice export ban poses challenges for U.S. farmers
By Shelby Shank Field Editor India recently placed a ban on long grain rice, excluding basmati and parboiled rice, [...]
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06, 2022
New trade data shows U.S. ag exports higher in 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau this week released first quarter 2022 trade data. Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau Federation senior economist, [...]
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04, 2022
Farm Bureau is monitoring trade issues in Congress
Trade is always a hot topic in agriculture, and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) said there are three trade [...]
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02, 2021
Farming under Biden administration, new 117th Congress
By Julie Tomascik Editor It’s a new year, a new Congress and a new administration. Each of those brings challenges [...]