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The Agriculture Department appointed Doug Hoelscher and Tate Bennett of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, founded by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, to roles at the department in the most recent announcement of political appointees. 

The Trump administration is launching a $700 million initiative, potentially supplemented with corporate funding, to help farmers adopt regenerative agriculture practices.

All 12 million tons of China’s soybean purchase target do not have to ship by the Dec. 31 deadline. So says Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

It was shutdown day at USDA, and the few workers at headquarters in Washington, D.C., were wrapping up office work in preparation for an indefinite leave of absence.

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. 

Conservation programs will get a boost under the reconciliation bill recently signed into law, but the rescission of around $14 billion in near-term IRA funding means signups for the next few fiscal years will be smaller than expected.