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The Kraft Heinz Company announced yesterday that it would immediately halt the production of any new products in the U.S. containing Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) colors.

Faith Parum joined the American Farm Bureau Federation as an economist. Wayne Stoskopf was promoted to senior director of public policy for risk management and legislative strategy at the National Corn Growers Association. CropLife America hired Tonya Parish as senior manager of government relations communications. 

The National Corn Growers Association Corn Board elected Michigan farmer Matt Frostic as the organization's first vice president. Robin Bowen joined Elanco as director of U.S. government affairs. Sarah Dean joined PepsiCo as director of global public policy, sustainability reporting and human rights. 

Farm organizations from across the country are telling the Trump administration that farmers, ranchers and the food industry should be consulted by the Make America Healthy Again Commission as it continues work on recommendations for food and agriculture policy.

Farms, hotels and restaurants will continue to be targets of immigration raids conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, DHS said late Monday, reversing itself only a few days after ag producers thought they had gotten a reprieve.

The Senate Finance Committee has set the stage for negotiations with the House over the tax provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill that Republicans are trying to get to the White House this summer.

The Senate Finance Committee on Monday released its tax and Medicaid provisions for the budget reconciliation bill that Republicans are trying to reach agreement on, and they extend expiring 2017 tax cuts and expand some other provisions of the law. The provisions also extend the 45Z tax credit for clean fuels.

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has stalled urea production in Iran, sending ripples through global fertilizer markets and adding to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese supplies, analysts tell Agri-Pulse.

Farms appear to be protected from worker deportations – at least for now. But Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is making it clear she’s still on board with President Donald Trump’s agenda of deporting illegal aliens from the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has pulled back on immigration enforcement at agricultural operations, following up on remarks he made about the importance of allowing farmers to retain employees.

Senate Republicans will try to put the final touches on their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill during a work week shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, while trade discussions are expected to be on the agenda as President Donald Trump and Treasury Scott Bessent attend the G7 meeting this week in the Canadian Rockies.