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Leaders of an association representing FSA committee members are raising concerns that staff reductions have left “many offices without the necessary employee resources to adequately” handle farm programs.

Triple-digit tariff hikes on each other’s imports, if sustained, are set to reshape U.S.-China trade – particularly for agricultural products, where price competition is fierce. As U.S. ag producers stare down the barrel of steep export losses, they’re hoping the high tariffs offer new opportunities in domestic biofuel that can at least soften the tariff blow. But much will depend on the policy signals from Washington, analysts say. 

Oil, biofuel and farm groups that have historically been in competition for shares of the gasoline market have presented a unified ask to the Trump administration for higher volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard. 
While there are signs of significant progress in these groups coming together from a tumultuous first Trump administration, onlookers warn that some key details could still create fractures within the coalition. 

Draft guidance released Monday by the Food and Drug Administration recommends that primary labeling for plant-based alternatives include more detailed information about what ingredients are used to better inform consumers.