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President Donald Trump may find it difficult to impose across-the-board tariffs following recent court decisions that found he overstepped his authority under a law designed to address economic emergencies.

Counties that include about one-third of all SNAP recipients in the country are warning that proposed cuts to the feeding program would hinder their ability to reduce food insecurity.

Parts of the U.S. beef industry are planning to petition the Trump administration to use a forthcoming review of a North American trade pact to secure a lasting solution to mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL). But the industry remains divided on the issue, and it's not clear the labeling has a significant impact on consumers. 

A 2010 law that was supposed to bring federal budget deficits under control could theoretically USDA to slash farm program spending because of the budget reconciliation bill Republicans are trying to push through Congress. But lawmakers have routinely waived the spending cuts before, and they're likely to do so once again, leading some to question why the law is still on the books.

Grizzly bears in the continental U.S. would retain their status as a threatened species under a proposed Fish and Wildlife Service rule, which would allow for take of some grizzlies that kill livestock or destroy crops or beehives. 

Farmer sentiment, measured by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, reached a four-year high in May driven by growing optimism on ag exports and the impacts of tariffs on farm income.

The most recent installment of the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey shows that most Americans are aware of the MAHA movement and view it positively, though not at the same levels across party lines.

Jamison Cruce left his position as vice president of government relations at USA Rice to launch his own firm, Cruce Capitol Consulting. Jake Westlin, former vice president at the National Association of Wheat Growers, will succeed Cruce at USA Rice. The Senate Ag Committee Republicans hired Carlye Winfrey as a legislative aide. Growth Energy hired Jared Henderson and Emma Keiser as directors of government affairs. 

Martha Smith was promoted to vice president of North America agricultural affairs and license to operate at Bayer Crop Science. The National Pork Producers Council hired Shannon McMurtrey-Belson as senior director of international affairs and Dillon Davidson as director of state policy. Jeremy Witte was sworn in as deputy under secretary of marketing and regulatory programs at USDA.

The Senate Ag Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would allow schools to serve whole milk and provide nondairy substitutes that have equivalent nutrition. 

The Agriculture Department is projecting no improvement in the U.S. agricultural trade outlook for fiscal 2025 as the department lowered its forecast for livestock product exports, offsetting increases for grains and oilseeds.