Policy Updates
Pro Farmer’s latest updates on agricultural policy news, legislative updates, and regulatory enforcement impacting U.S. farmers and agribusinesses.
Jobs report Friday | Russia/Ukraine peace talks | Podcast series on history of farm policy
Congress leaves with key funding & farm bill matters in limbo: See you in mid-September
Pork processor and others dispute legality of a Massachusetts law about sow housing regs
Farm bill surprise initiatives | Powell: Fed is no longer forecasting U.S. recession
Summers calls Biden economic doctrine ‘increasingly dangerous’
Industry coalition weighs in on forthcoming final WOTUS rule | IMF updated forecasts
Senate to vote Tuesday on amendment prohibiting certain countries from buying U.S. farmland
FOMC decision | Cattle herd contracts | Canada port workers tentative deal | Elections
Possibility of a nationwide UPS strike is rising | Hurdle for year-round E15 legislative proposal
Dump of amendments on FY 2024 Ag appropriations bill signals trouble ahead for farm bill
Farm bill update | Gore on climate change | U.S./Taiwan trade deal | Court rules on SREs
Are some House Dems going around House Ag ranking member Scott?
EPA still has not sent its ‘final WOTUS rule’ to OMB
Kerry in China | Russia halts grain deal | New USDA deputy secretary to be sworn in
WOTUS rule confusion | Sugar industry ruling | Protecting U.S. farmland | India rice trade
Dollar falls to lowest level since April 2022 | China’s trade woes continue | Calif.’s ‘Skittles’ bill
CPI report | USDA WASDE | Australia warns China | $300 mil. for carbon sequestration, GHG emissions
OSU economist urges major change for CRP via farm bill
Wagner chief Prigozhin met with Putin after attempted rebellion | EU working on FTAs
WASDE | Trump blasts Biden, DeSantis on farm, energy policies | Biden to Europe