In case you missed the headlines amid the usual noise, the United States is dealing with a surge in cyclosporiasis cases that can only be described as, well, explosive. Since May 1,…
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Farm Aid or Fertilizer Fortune? The $20 Billion Plan Dividing Washington
Despite a recent uptick, commodity prices have stayed stubbornly low and weather woes keep piling up. However, a new $20 billion relief package is making its way through Congress. Promoted by House…
Opposition to USDA Reorganization Mounts as Labor Unions and Allies File Lawsuit
A broad coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, cities, and counties has filed a legal challenge against the Trump-Vance administration’s sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The lawsuit, filed…
Trump Declares Ceasefire with Iran Over As Farmers Brace for Evern Higher Input Costs
In a sharp escalation at the NATO summit, President Donald Trump declared the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire over. He cited Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent exchanges…
SBA and USDA Partner to Fight Regulatory Lawfare Against Farmers and Ranchers
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address what they describe as regulatory abuse and lawfare targeting American farmers,…
The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act Is a Gift to Big Ag, Not Rural America
The American Farm Bureau Federation is strongly backing the newly introduced Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026. This legislation aims to overhaul the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program by expanding access to…
DOJ Declares USDA Race-Based Farm Programs Illegal, Ending Discrimination Masquerading as Equity
The Department of Justice has delivered a clear ruling: previous USDA programs that handed out benefits to non-White farmers based purely on race violated the Constitution. These initiatives, framed as corrections for…
Trump Administration Advances Regenerative Agriculture with Executive Order and New USDA Rule
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order focused on advancing regenerative agriculture, paired with a major announcement from USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins on a final Regenerative Feedstock Rule. This…
Trump Administration Hails Potential Iran Deal as Farmer Lifeline, But Tehran Says No Thanks
In the wake of the Iran conflict and subsequent de-escalation talks, the Trump administration is pitching a silver lining for America’s struggling farm sector. The administration is saying unfrozen Iranian assets will…
Israel Attacks Lebanon in Defiance of US-Iran MOU, Threatening Stability for Fatigued Farmers
Iran has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Recent attacks by Israeli in southern Lebanon have complicated the fragile US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed just days ago. Israeli strikes and…