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Category: Ag News
Apr 16
Ag Groups React to America First Trade Promotion Program
On April 16, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced the 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program (AFTPP) funding allocations, which are key investments aimed at advancing U.S. agricultural exports. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom issued this statement: USMEF greatly appreciates the Trump administration’s efforts to expand U.S. agricultural exports …
Apr 16
Announcing the Awardees for the America First Trade Promotion Program
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced additional support for American farmers and producers through the America First Trade Promotion Program to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, starting in fiscal year 2027, USDA will have an additional $285 million annually in …
Apr 16
Klobuchar, Daines, Boozman, Warnock Lead Letter to USTR Emphasizing Importance of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Urging Certainty and Market Access for American Producers
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Boozman (R-AK), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer emphasizing the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USCMA) for American farmers ahead of the Agreement’s six-year joint review and urging improved market access and certainty for American producers. “The United …
Apr 16
New Data Shows Continued Threat to Food Affordability Due to California Prop. 12
Equipped with brand new retail and U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforcing California Proposition 12’s detrimental impacts on both producers and consumers, 105 American pork producers from 23 states took to Capitol Hill, advocating for their livelihoods with federal lawmakers. Researchers at the North Dakota State University Agricultural Risk Policy Center found that Prop.12-driven price increases have …
Apr 16
Coalition Advocates for Conservation Funding in FY27 Appropriations
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) submitted a letter signed by over 200 national and local organizations to leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees yesterday requesting $1.05 billion for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Operations account in Fiscal Year 2027. With approximately 70% of our nation’s lands in private ownership, achieving landscape scale …
Apr 16
Wheat Market Rally: Weather Concerns Drive Prices to Yearly Highs
The current wheat market rally is gaining significant momentum, with prices surging to their highest levels since early 2025. Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Todd Hubbs, OSU crop marketing specialist, to discuss how this rally is being fueled by poor crop conditions and persistent weather challenges across the Southern Plains. Hubbs notes that …
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