2/2 Additionally, "Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Vaden said #specialty #crop bridge #payment rates will be released by early April. He said USDA is still determining payment rates for the $1 billion reserved for specialty crop and sugar farmers."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. Department of #Agriculture already has obligated more than $6 billion in #payments under its new #Farmer Bridge #Assistance program just days after enrollment opened."
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2/2 "'Now with the #fertilizer situation and the effects of the #war, I think you could see additional acres move out of corn to beans,' (Chip Nellinger, founder and partner of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing) says. 'Particularly on the fringe areas.'"
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the world’s farmers face soaring #fertilizer and fuel #prices as the war in the Middle East escalates" and analysts say the conflict could, if prolonged, shrink #corn planted acres in the United States.
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2/2 "The bill would limit major #meatpacking conglomerates to one major type of meat, such as #beef, #pork or #poultry, and impose limits on beef market concentration at both regional and national levels."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the US #meatpacking industry faces a fresh wave of scrutiny, this time from Senate Democrats seeking to allow companies to process only one type of meat and set stricter limits on the beef market."
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2/2 This iteration of the #FarmBill "largely resembles (Chairman G.T.) Thompson’s legislation that advanced out of committee nearly two years ago." Despite committee passage yesterday, "it’s not clear if the bill can pass the full House or Senate."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the House Agriculture Committee advanced the Republican-led #FarmBill in a 34-17 vote early Thursday after a marathon markup that was clouded by partisan fighting about the package."
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2/2 Josh Linville, vice president of #fertilizer for StoneX, said that "from a timing standpoint, it could not be worse for agriculture. A multi-week conflict could keep some supply from getting to the U.S. in time for spring planting."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how #fertilizer #prices have risen this week after the attack on #Iran. "Urea prices for barges in New Orleans traded $520/ton to $550/ton on Monday, up from an average of $475/ton last week."
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2/2 Offers from companies seeking to purchase #farmland for #data centers "can be lucrative but not necessarily wanted." "Despite sums that often dwarf the land’s recent value, farmers are increasingly shutting the door."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the tech industry’s relentless push for #data centers is colliding with #farmers who see the projects as a threat to their way of life."
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2/2 "America’s crop growers could see fresh #price spikes for inputs like #fertilizer while battling a multi-year downturn in profitability, experts warned ahead of the attack."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a prolonged #military conflict in the Middle East could potentially upend key #commodity markets due to #Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important trade routes."
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2/2 "The frustration in the room was palpable following a year in 2025 where strong production was again unable to overcome swelling #costs and #expenses. #Farmers here are now looking harder to Washington for answers."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "on the opening day of Commodity Classic, there were some angry conversations between #farm leaders and representatives of major fertilizer, seed, chemical and machinery companies."
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2/2 "#USDA is also moving Food and Nutrition Service employees out of their leased office space in Alexandria." "FNS employees will be relocated to buildings that currently house the Forest Service and the Agricultural Research Service."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the #USDA "is selling its flagship South Building office hub on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and #relocating #employees to other locations across the country by the end of the year."
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2/2 "Other (#tariff) exemptions affecting the #food and #agriculture industries include trade-deal compliant goods from Canada and Mexico, some #fertilizers (and) several categories of light and heavy-duty trucks."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a new 10% #tariff on goods from around the world took effect Tuesday — with a list of exemptions including #beef."
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2/2 "'We want to ensure at #USDA that we are framing the status of the #market, not driving #price outcomes, and that will be a major effort over the next year,' (Agriculture Secretary Brooke) Rollins said."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how amid growing questions over whether there are systemic issues with #USDA’s #data, the agency is "asking farmers and other stakeholders to help examine how USDA can improve its data collection and analysis."
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2/2 But President Donald Trump already said "he will raise a temporary #tariff from 10% to 15% on U.S. #imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how U.S. #ag groups "responded to the #SupremeCourt striking down President Donald Trump’s emergency #tariffs by calling for increased certainty in trade policy and carveouts for ag inputs in any new tariffs."
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2/2 “‘For the first time in several years, the #cost of #production is beginning to moderate,’ (USDA Chief Economist Justin Benavidez) said. Once adjusted for inflation, the total costs of seed, fertilizer and chemicals is set to fall 0.9%," he said.
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Agriculture Department is anticipating a slightly easier 2026 for U.S. #ag producers, with #prices for major commodities nudging higher and input and labor #costs moderating."
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2/2 "The order also tells Rollins to protect domestic (#glyphosate and #phosphorus) suppliers from going out of business, but also shielding those companies from regulatory or financial pressures."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how President Trump "designated #glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental #phosphorus as critical to national defense and ordered Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to prioritize and secure domestic supplies."
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2/2 "Tuesday’s proposed #settlement comes after the U.S. #SupremeCourt agreed to hear an appeal in a case that Bayer argues will sharply limit its liability in the litigation."
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1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how Bayer "announced a proposed $7.25 billion #settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. #lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular #weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer."
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