Farm Policy

Agricultural policy news, covering farm bill; regulatory agencies including the USDA, FDA and EPA; and other political news out of Washington D.C., the courts and statehouses.

Planter in field

Anhydrous plant stirs up concerns Anhydrous plant stirs up concerns

Wabash Valley Resources’ plan to sequester carbon has faced pushback from the community.

byAllison Lynch, Senior Editor

Sep 23, 2024

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Butcher processing meat

USDA announces major investment in meat and poultry processing USDA announces major investment in meat and poultry processing

byJoshua Baethge

Sep 20, 2024

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Farm Progress America, September 20, 2024

Farm Progress America, September 20, 2024 Farm Progress America, September 20, 2024

Sep 20, 2024

Rice field at harvest with a combine cutting rice in the background.

Tackling the farm bill: Farmers need solutions Tackling the farm bill: Farmers need solutions

byWhitney Shannon Haigwood

Sep 20, 2024

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The Indiana Farm Bureau delegate session in August

Indiana Farm Bureau takes stance on ag issues Indiana Farm Bureau takes stance on ag issues

byAllison Lynch

Sep 20, 2024

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President of Colombia

New Colombia tariffs elicit calls for government action New Colombia tariffs elicit calls for government action

byJoshua Baethge

Sep 19, 2024

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Capitol Gloom

The new farm bill, or lack of one

The new farm bill, or lack of one

byBrent Murphree, Senior Editor

Capitol building with sunshine

Is there new hope for a farm bill?

Is there new hope for a farm bill?

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

Farm Progress America, September 18, 2024

Farm Progress America, September 18, 2024

Farm Progress America, September 18, 2024

Chicken on side of road

Chicken Council wants more time to review salmonella rule

Chicken Council wants more time to review salmonella rule

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

red sky in rural north carolina

Push for a new farm bill came with a letter

Push for a new farm bill came with a letter

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

Trump and Kamala shaking hands

Trump and Harris vie for farm voters

Trump and Harris vie for farm voters

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

John Deere tractor

Deere agrees to $9.9 M settlement in bribery case

Deere agrees to $9.9 M settlement in bribery case

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

Irrigation equipment in field

Second round of Water Plan local consult meetings set

Second round of Water Plan local consult meetings set

byJennifer M. Latzke, Editor

united states capitol building

South Dakota Farmers Union calls for urgent farm bill reforms

South Dakota Farmers Union calls for urgent farm bill reforms

A large grain bin system on a farm

Grain bins often underinsured

Grain bins often underinsured

byAllison Lynch, Senior Editor

Farm Bill Summit

Amidst uncertainty, producers charged to press forward

Amidst uncertainty, producers charged to press forward

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

Nebraska's Capitol building

Nebraska’s special session ends without major property tax relief

Nebraska’s special session ends without major property tax relief

byDon McCabe, Nebraska Farmer Editor

Capitol building

When will lawmakers tackle the farm bill?

When will lawmakers tackle the farm bill?

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

Panoramic aerial view of fields with grain bins in the foreground

Names in the news

Candidates for Indiana governor highlight agriculture

Candidates for Indiana governor highlight agriculture

byAllison Lynch, Senior Editor

A concept image of a man pointing to words that read tax help

Private letter rulings test tax liability

Private letter rulings test tax liability

byMark Balzarini

wind energy turbine in North Dakota

USDA allocating $7.3 billion to rural clean energy

USDA allocating $7.3 billion to rural clean energy

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

farmer watching sunset

Ag economy: ‘Don’t know what I’ll be doing next year’

Ag economy: ‘Don’t know what I’ll be doing next year’

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

farm policy roundup

Ag lawmakers pulling no punches as election nears

Ag lawmakers pulling no punches as election nears

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

I voted stickers

Kansas voter registration deadline is Oct. 15

Kansas voter registration deadline is Oct. 15

byJennifer M. Latzke, Editor

Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble

Conservation & Sustainability

Program pays farms for ‘sustainable outcomes’

Program pays farms for ‘sustainable outcomes’

byDeborah Jeanne Sergeant

Nebraska Farmer editor Curt Arens talks with Gov. Jim Pillen and Department of Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton at a past HHD

Husker Harvest Days

New setup, speakers in HHD Hospitality Tent

New setup, speakers in HHD Hospitality Tent

byCharlotte Brockman

Representative Elissa Slotkin (D) and former Representative Mike Rogers (R)

Names in the news

Where do U.S. Senate hopefuls stand on agriculture issues?

Where do U.S. Senate hopefuls stand on agriculture issues?

Vilsack speaking at 2024 Farm Progress Show

USDA allocates $35 million to expand fertilizer capacity

USDA allocates $35 million to expand fertilizer capacity

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

the White House

Ag policy uncertainty as election approaches

Ag policy uncertainty as election approaches

byBradley D. Lubben

farm laborer

Federal judge says H-2A workers don’t have right to unionize

Federal judge says H-2A workers don’t have right to unionize

byJoshua Baethge, Policy Editor

Grain bins

Life insurance as a farm transition tool

Life insurance as a farm transition tool

Water measurement training

UC water measurement training set in Salinas

UC water measurement training set in Salinas

byPamela Kan-Rice, Assistant director, news and information outreach, UCANR

Pictured from left: Democrat Terry Goodin, Libertarian Tonya Hudson and Republican Micah Beckwith

Names in the news

Lt. governor candidates share plans for Indiana ag

Lt. governor candidates share plans for Indiana ag

byAllison Lynch, Senior Editor

Furrow irrigation

Calif. still barred from collecting pumping data

Calif. still barred from collecting pumping data

byTodd Fitchette, Associate Editor

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