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Farm Policy News — part of the farmdoc project at Illinois — provides updates on current developments in the global farm economy and U.S. farm policy.

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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how “as the latest extension of the 2018 #FarmBill expired Sept. 30, Congress remained without a new long-term agriculture policy despite years of negotiations and temporary extensions.” farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/10/farm...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "ag Republicans lamented that additional #farm #aid won’t move until at least the lame-duck period, likely not reaching farmers before spring 2027." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/more...
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More Farmer Aid Unlikely Until After Midterm Elections | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China is set to cut #tariffs on a broad range of US #agricultural goods, from corn and wheat to meat and dairy, but top import item #soybeans were excluded from a tariff-reduction list." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/chin...
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China to Slash Tariffs on US Ag Products, Excluding Soybeans | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "increased actions by US #immigration enforcement are creating significant disruption to #beefpacking operations in #Kansas, an area where nearly all of the country’s major processors have operations." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/immi...
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Immigration Raids Disrupting Kansas Meatpacking Operations | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Senate’s version of the #FarmBill isn’t expected to be put to a vote in the chamber before the election and instead senators and House lawmakers will informally conference to work out differences." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/farm...
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Farm Bill Action Unlikely in Senate Until After Midterm Elections | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how #China's "President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met" by "President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a #trade truce until January." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/us-c...
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US & China Extend Trade Truce Until January as Xi Arrives in US | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration is examining whether a #diesel #export #ban is a feasible way to address record-high prices for the critical fuel, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/u-s-...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he is working on a 'massive deal' to purchase #potash, a key #fertilizer, from Belarus." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/trum...
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Trump Says US Working to Buy Cheaper Potash from Belarus | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China is over halfway to meeting its pledge to buy 25 million tons of US #soybeans this year, but progress on a separate commitment to spend billions of dollars more on American crops has largely stalled." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/chin...
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China Hasn’t Met Pledge to Increase US Ag Purchases, Except for Soybeans | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ​said on Wednesday that the Department of ‌Agriculture is preparing to reopen the Santa Teresa, #NewMexico, #port of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/usda...
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USDA to Reopen New Mexico Border Port to Cattle | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the Senate Ag Committee "advanced the 2026 #FarmBill on a 12-11 party-line vote Wednesday after resuming a recessed business meeting and rejecting an effort to reopen the bill for another amendment." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/farm...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the #FarmBill is headed once again for a preliminary vote needed before it can reach the full Senate floor, where it would likely face a tough road to passage as Democrats continue to oppose it." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/farm...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how USDA “Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden was in Iowa Friday, asking farmers from across the country to share their experiences dealing with #consolidation and #pricing issues in the #fertilizer industry." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/usda...
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USDA Seeks Info from Farmers About Fertilizer ‘Cartel’ Practices | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a federal judge in San Francisco is considering a temporary pause of the #Agriculture Department’s imminent plans to #relocate #employees across the country." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/judg...
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Judge Considering Temporary Pause to USDA Reorganization | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) use is surging on #farms as growers look for some high-tech help in planning and managing operations after years of scaling back on spending, according to McKinsey & Co." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/farm...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "skyrocketing #diesel costs are threatening to squeeze #farm #profits, just as U.S. crop growers were starting to catch a break." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/reco...
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Record Diesel Prices Threaten Farm Margins as Harvest Begins | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "American farmers are bracing for the impact of new #tariffs exchanged between the U.S. and #Canada on both their supply costs and their sales." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/farm...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Trump said Friday that tariff-free #imported #beef will be coming from #Brazil and #Argentina, among other places, as his administration works to alleviate stubbornly high prices." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/trum...
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Trump Says Brazil, Argentina Will Supply Tariff-Free Beef Imports | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Agriculture Department has raised its forecast for #farm #earnings in 2026 from February, though it continues to expect producers to see #profit declines compared to last year." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/usda...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot project that will rely more heavily on #technology as part ‌of a broader effort to improve its closely watched U.S. crop acreage and yield estimates." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/usda...
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USDA Turning to Satellites, Tech to Improve Crop Reports | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the EPA "on Monday granted small refinery exemptions worth 1.76 billion #renewable #fuel credits for the 2025 compliance year ... roughly double the amount the agency estimated earlier this year." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/09/epa-...
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EPA Grants 1.76 Billion Biofuel Exemptions, Seeks to Shield Impact on Ag | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how President Donald "Trump said Friday that he was authorizing legal documents to be drafted to give farmers and ranchers 'the right to #process their own #food.'" farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/trum...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "farm cooperative CHS Inc. and #fertilizer producer OCP North America are proposing a $450 million #phosphate fertilizer plant in Louisiana." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/firs...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how President Trump "signed a proclamation on Wednesday that aims to lower ground #beef prices by dramatically boosting #imports from other countries despite outrage from Republicans and ... the beef industry." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/catt...
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Cattle Groups Protest as Trump Signs Beef Import Plan | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "across the country, #farmers and rural residents describe struggling to obtain the basic services the #Agriculture Department is meant to offer." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/farm...
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Farmers Struggling to Get Services from Depleted USDA Workforce | Farm Policy News | Illinois
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#Mexico resumed live #cattle #exports to the United States on Monday after they were halted for nearly two years by restrictions imposed by the Trump administration following a #screwworm outbreak." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/ariz...
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Arizona Border Reopens to Mexican Cattle, New Mexico Reopening Soon - Farm Policy News
Mexico resumed live cattle exports to the United States on Monday after they were halted for nearly two years by restrictions imposed by the Trump administration following a screwworm outbreak.
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump is facing pushback from GOP lawmakers and U.S. #cattle producers after announcing his administration would allow more foreign #beef #imports without triggering higher #tariffs." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/catt...
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Cattle Producers, Lawmakers Condemn Trump's New Beef Import Plan - Farm Policy News
President Donald Trump said on Friday he will temporarily ease beef tariffs to help lower prices, although U.S. cattle producers warned the move would hurt efforts to rebuild herds and economists said...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#diesel #prices are soaring just as the energy-thirsty peak of #harvest season looms for many of the country’s largest crops." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/dies...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#corn futures topped the $5-a-bushel mark for the first time in 18 months as weaker-than-expected US crop tour results add to global supply concerns for the staple grain." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/corn...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "two weeks after the Trump administration suspended duties on #Moroccan #phosphate #fertilizer, OCP Group has begun shipping phosphate to the United States, the company has confirmed." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/moro...
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Morocco Phosphate Fertilizer Returns to U.S. Market - Farm Policy News
A vessel carrying approximately 54,000 metric tons of Triple Super Phosphate has arrived at the Port of New Orleans, marking the return of Moroccan phosphate fertilizer to the U.S. market following te...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "when adjusted for inflation, (Midwest #farmland) values in the Federal Reserve's Seventh District fell 3.7% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 -- the steepest real decline in a decade." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/infl...
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Inflation-Adjusted Midwest Farmland Values Fall Most Since 2016 - Farm Policy News
When adjusted for inflation, values in the Federal Reserve's Seventh District fell 3.7% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 -- the steepest real decline in a decade -- even as demand from dat...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how “U.S. #tractor #sales were down 10.9%, while combine sales fell 5.3% year-over-year in July 2026, according to sales data the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) released this week.” farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/trac...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "Tyson Foods will close two #beef-related facilities and seek a buyer for a third as the company restructures its beef operations in response to historically tight U.S. #cattle supplies." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/tyso...
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Tyson to Close or Sell Three Beef Facilities Amid Cattle Shortage - Farm Policy News
Tyson Foods said on Thursday it will close or sell three of its beef plant and packaging operation sites, further ‌shrinking its beef footprint as a historic U.S. cattle shortage deepens losses for th...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "United States farmers planted a record amount of #corn and #soybeans in the 2026/27 season, the USDA said, with combined #planted #acreage of the two crops reaching 183.5 million acres." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/usda...
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USDA Reports Largest-Ever Combined Corn & Soy Planted Acreage - Farm Policy News
USDA found an additional 1.4 million planted acres for both the corn and soybean crops to increase the corn crop slightly and boost the soybean crop to the largest in U.S. history. The combined plante...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the USDA said "a Texas facility to breed sterile #flies to combat #screwworm will open ahead of schedule in spring 2027. Previously, the ​agency said the plant would open at ​the end of next year." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/texa...
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Texas Screwworm Sterile Fly Facility to Open 7 Months Ahead of Schedule - Farm Policy News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in ​a post on X on Monday that ‌a Texas facility to breed sterile flies to combat screwworm will open ahead of schedule in spring 2027. Previously, the ​agency ...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a surge in attacks on ships, ports and export terminals (from #Russia and #Ukraine) in the #BlackSea is disrupting global supplies of ​grain and oil." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/russ...
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Russia-Ukraine War Surge Again Disrupting Black Sea Grain - Farm Policy News
A surge in attacks on ships, ports and export terminals in the Black Sea is disrupting global supplies of ​grain and oil, turning the region into the latest strategic trade chokepoint to be hit by esc...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "US #soybean buys by #China have picked up following a summit between Trump and President Xi Jinping in May." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/chin...
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China Ramping Up US Soybean Purchases - Farm Policy News
US soybean buys by China have picked up following a summit between Trump and President Xi Jinping in May, putting this year’s purchases roughly a quarter of the way toward meeting what the White House...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "Senate #Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) said he will reconvene committee members in September to vote again on his #FarmBill package after it failed to advance Thursday." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/sena...
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Senate Farm Bill Fails, Ag Committee to Vote Again in September - Farm Policy News
Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) said he will reconvene committee members in September to vote again on his farm bill package after it failed to advance Thursday.
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "it’s now or never for the 2026 #FarmBill. That’s the urgent warning from Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., as his committee prepares to take up a farm bill (today)." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/now-...
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Now or Never for 2026 Farm Bill, Senate Ag Chairman Says - Farm Policy News
It’s now or never for the 2026 farm bill. That’s the urgent warning from Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., as his committee prepares to take up a farm bill today. The proposed legislat...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "major global #agribusinesses over the past week have raised their 2026 #profit forecasts on strong oilseed processing outlooks and strong demand across key ​crop markets, particularly in the United States." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/adm-...
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ADM, Corteva Raise 2026 Profit Forecasts on Strong Processing and Seed Demand Outlooks - Farm Policy News
Major global agribusinesses over the past week have raised their 2026 profit forecasts on strong oilseed processing outlooks and strong demand across key ​crop markets, particularly in the United Stat...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "U.S. #farmland #values continued to rise this year, with the average value of #cropland topping $6,000 for the first time, while pastureland reached $2,000 an acre." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/us-c...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. will not renew the United States-#Mexico-#Canada Agreement (#USMCA), a key #trade deal that President Donald Trump negotiated in his first term." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/07/us-w...
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US Won't Renew USMCA, Seeks Improvements in Yearly Reviews - Farm Policy News
The Trump administration will not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement in its current form, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced Wednesday. The agreement has been a boon to farm countr...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "farm groups ... are accusing (Bayer) of abandoning farmers after Monsanto asked federal trade officials to impose steep #duties on #glyphosate #imports from China." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/07/baye...
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Bayer Seeks Glyphosate Import Duties, Angering Farmers - Farm Policy News
Farm groups that only days ago celebrated Bayer's U.S. Supreme Court victory over glyphosate labeling now are accusing the company of abandoning farmers after Monsanto asked federal trade officials to...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain #duties on ​#phosphate #fertilizer imported from Morocco, the White House said on ‌Monday." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/trum...
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Trump Suspends Duties on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizer - Farm Policy News
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain duties on ​phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco, the White House said on ‌Monday, as farmers grapple with shortages...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#NewYork #farmers can start submitting applications for up to $25,000 in relief from the state as part of a $30 million aid effort aimed ​at easing the hit to farmers from President Donald Trump’s #tariffs."
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NY, CT Become First States to Offer Tariff Relief to Farmers - Farm Policy News
New York farmers can start submitting applications for up to $25,000 in relief from the state as part of a $30 million aid effort aimed ​at easing the hit to farmers from Republican U.S. President Don...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the #SupremeCourt in a 7-2 decision on Thursday said #Bayer cannot be #sued over state-level claims that the company failed to warn of cancer risks from its weedkiller Roundup and its chemical glyphosate." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/baye...
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Bayer Wins Supreme Court Roundup Case to Limit Lawsuits - Farm Policy News
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision on Thursday said Bayer cannot be sued over state-level claims that the company failed to warn of cancer risks from its weedkiller Roundup and its chemical glyphosat...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the White House on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a supplemental funding package that includes a request for $11.1 billion (in #aid) for #farmers and calls for Congress to pass year-round E15." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/whit...
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White House Requests $11 Billion in Farmer Aid - Farm Policy News
The White House on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a supplemental funding package that includes a request for $11.1 billion for farmers and calls for Congress to pass year-round E15.
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how Sen. John Boozman "released a #FarmBill proposal Tuesday that would make sweeping agriculture policy changes while excluding Democrats’ top demand, teeing up a partisan fight that could scuttle the package." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/sena...
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Senate Farm Bill Omits E15, Prop 12 and Pesticide Labeling - Farm Policy News
Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) released a farm bill proposal Tuesday that would make sweeping agriculture policy changes while excluding Democrats’ top demand, teeing up a partisan fig...
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "American #farmers could see #commodity #sales to #Iran under the negotiations going on between the U.S., Iran and mediators that just wrapped up in Switzerland." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/iran...
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Iran Could Buy US Ag Products with Frozen Funds, Trump Admin Says - Farm Policy News
American farmers could see commodity sales to Iran under the negotiations going on between the U.S., Iran and mediators that just wrapped up in Switzerland.
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Farm Policy News @farmpolicy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "USDA's preliminary 2027 projections show total #production #costs continuing to rise for most major crops, pushing all commodities to record highs." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/farm...
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