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The House Ag Committee kicked off debate on a GOP farm bill that faces a rocky path to passage in a narrowly divided chamber amid the mid-term election campaigns. Partisan jabs over tariffs, MAHA, ethanol and nutrition assistance marked the opening discussion. 

The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a draft farm bill Friday that would revamp a key international food aid program, boost risk management options for specialty crop growers and nullify California's controversial Proposition 12 standards for animal welfare. The bill also would address pesticide labeling and raise USDA loan limits.

Justin Benavidez has been tapped to be USDA’s chief economist, succeeding Seth Meyer. Benavidez has been chief economist for the House Agriculture Committee’s GOP staff the last three years.

U.S. and Chinese officials are in Madrid today for the fourth round of discussions on tariff and other economic issues.

As the dust begins to settle on new tariff rates, some widely used agricultural inputs seem particularly exposed to recent tariff hikes, while the impacts on agri-food imports have been more muted.

Overall trust in the country’s food supply safety is dropping according to an annual food and health survey.

Agricultural Research Service labs and offices are being told to prepare for a funding shortfall at the end of the fiscal year that amounts to about 10% of the agency’s annual budget, ARS employees are telling Agri-Pulse. A USDA spokesperson, however, said the Department does not anticipate any funding shortfalls to occur. 

Farm groups are largely in the dark about what will be included in an upcoming report on chronic diseases among children, but are bracing for the worst.