Policy Updates
Pro Farmer’s latest updates on agricultural policy news, legislative updates, and regulatory enforcement impacting U.S. farmers and agribusinesses.
SAF | More Deere layoffs, to move production | Crude oil prices plunge | USDA’s strategy against bird flu in dairy cattle
EPA | OPEC+ | Elections in India, Mexico | No U.S. rate cuts in 2024?
Congress returns | Employment report | Farmers cut costs | Interest rates | Acreage changes
Dick Crowder | Israel ceasefire proposal | House farm bill | FY 2025 appropriations | Manchin | 45Z registration
Wheat rally | U.S. cotton to China | Proposed rule on poultry payment systems | Bird flu
U.S. GDP downgraded for Q1 2024 | Bird flu: potential actions on milk testing | SAF credit no show for ethanol? | Even bigger U.S. ag trade gap forecast
Uncertain corn price benefits from carbon capture in ethanol industry | Bird flu strikes flock of 4.2 million chickens in Sioux County, Iowa
Trade policy initiatives evident around the world as U.S., China, EU mull big changes
Tester in close Montana race | China firms want probe of EU pork | EV charging stations
Memorial Day schedule | NOAA predicts record number of hurricanes | Norfolk Southern settles government’s Ohio derailment probe
House floor strategy awaited | Will Stabenow release text of alternative bill?
Big EV discounts | FOMC minutes | Bird flu vaccine | USTR Tai meets with other USMCA leaders
Baltimore harbor | FOMC minutes | Schumer hits House farm bill | Dem Scott wins Ga. primary
More layoffs at John Deere | Wheat market rally | Farm bill food policy issues | Spike in shipping rates and delays
CBO analyst takes on GT Thompson and staff on CBO scoring, but facts dispute CBO reasoning
Iran president missing | Israel in crisis | Fed’s Powell positive for Covid-19 | Food prices | Anti-dumping duties on 2,4-D imports from China, India
House bill favors production ag; Senate bill puts lid on food stamp/TFP, conservation and CCC program changes
Text and other provisions released for proposed House farm bill
Reference prices | Crop insurance | Payment limits | Base acres | Trade promotion | CCC