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Educating girls is good for the global economy
Farmers will receive more payments under the changes to ARC and PLC programs, and the increase could be significant.
In the heart of California’s Central Valley, generations of farm families are facing a new kind of crisis: what farmers argue is a man-made drought. It’s mounting water regulations that could determine whether the most fertile farmland in the nation survives.
Wisconsin farmer says “wolf is at the door” of young corn and soybean growers.
Agriculture Secretary Rollins previously said USDA is examining high fertilizer costs and exploring options for farmer relief.
NCBA’s Colin Woodall says the “significant plan to help rebuild the American cattle supply” does not currently include a direct payment but rather the possibility of addressing regulatory burdens.
The House and Senate Ag Committees are planning to work on language yet this fall on a Farm bill 2.0., but at least one Washington ag lobbyist says he expects it will be difficult to get passed.
Ag-state senators have asked to meet with President Trump on China’s trade retaliation against U.S. soybeans.
If EPA allows these waivers and the backlog of SREs from 2023 to 2025, without increasing the volumes in 2026 and 2027, it will mean lower biofuels production.
EPA has already announced granting dozens of SREs and partial exemptions.