Policy Updates
Pro Farmer’s latest updates on agricultural policy news, legislative updates, and regulatory enforcement impacting U.S. farmers and agribusinesses.
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USDA will soon announce Climate-Smart Biofuel guidelines | Wholesale prices rise less than expected
Major shift in China economic strategy | EPA deputy secretary nominee | Sheinbaum: ‘Mexico is not subordinate’ amid Trump tensions | Trudeau: Tariffs ready if Trump starts trade war
45Z info | Biden’s farewell address | Greenland open to dialogue | IMF warns | Ag sector concerns | Update on farmer economic & disaster aid | More Trump nominees
Cost for insurers from L.A. wildfires to surpass $20 bil. | Xi Jinping to send high-level envoy to Trump’s inauguration | Canada plans tariff retaliation if Trump escalates trade war
Biden interview | DOGE | Panama Canal | FOMC minutes | GAO report on food safety inspections
Work stoppage averted; ratification required
Dollar, oil prices strengthen | Bond market warnings | China tries again to spur domestic spending | Trump to meet with lawmakers, governors
Imports will be slow at first, based on the need to implement and test new protocols.
First U.S. death from bird flu reported in Louisiana | USDA transition | 2025 beef cattle market
Two Fed officials say inflation fight isn’t over | Countdown to another East Coast ports strike
Trump era of Congress begins | Friday brings Employment and Key USDA reports
Massie only Republican voting against Johnson
China loosens yuan defense | Euro has fallen 1.3% this week | Indonesia to implement B40 biodiesel by Feb. 28 | Egg prices surge
Ag market relief payments | EV batteries | Stabenow comments | Weight-reducing drugs impact on U.S. food industry | Port talks to restart
Treasury hack | U.S. aid to Ukraine | Bird flu indemnity rules for poultry farms | Contraction in U.S. mfg. | Energy prices surge
Rising credit card defaults | Trump’s trade threats test Mexican industry | FDA weighs ban on red dye No. 3
Border wall | H-1B visa program | FOMC | Canada, Trump nominees meet | Trudeau woes continue | Second Florida Dem lawmaker switches to GOP