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The Make America Healthy Again movement is sweeping through statehouses as legislators seek to restrict certain food additives, bar food stamp users from using benefits on sugary foods, and limit the use of some ingredients in school meals.

Farmers struggling to cover increased production costs are taking advantage of reduced premiums on federal crop insurance products that are allowing them to guarantee 95% of their expected revenue. According to one preliminary analysis, interest in the coverage endorsements is likely to grow sharply again this year.

The latest failed attempt to expand ethanol’s share of the U.S. gas tank is putting divisions within the petroleum oil industry on full display.  

Officials have collected feedback from states and industry on a bird flu vaccination strategy document – part of an administration effort to weigh its benefits and pitfalls. The probe comes as one of the longstanding barriers to vaccination may be fading.

State and county officials who administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are warning that changes to SNAP mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will saddle them with additional costs for payment errors that they have little opportunity to correct.

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden says Mosaic and Nutrien have a “duopoly” in U.S. fertilizer markets and suggests the administration could take steps to address such concentration. But analysts say market concentration is by no means the main driver of high fertilizer prices.

Base acreage for corn is expected to increase by 18%, or about 16.8 million acres, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to new Congressional Budget Office estimates. Soybean acreage, meanwhile, is projected otherwise to grow by 11.6 million acres, or 22%.

Grocery prices are expected to rise just 1.7% this year despite another sharp rise in beef prices, according to the Agriculture Department’s latest forecast of food costs.  

Ashley McFarland is the new president and CEO of the American Malting Barley Association. Jackson Takach has taken on leadership responsibilities for the Farm & Ranch operating segment at FarmerMac. Sarah Novak joined Zinpro Corporation as director of global industry relations and market intelligence. After the sudden passing of Rep. Doug LaMalfa, the Western Caucus elected Rep. Celeste Maloy as chair. Emma Hoffschneider joined the office of Rep. Adrian Smith as communications director. The House Agriculture Committee Republican promoted Kyle Upton and Austin Deberry, and hired Hannah Otte.

On the first of weekly visits across the U.S. ahead of the midterms, President Donald Trump used his speech in the nation’s top corn, pork, and ethanol-producing state to tout the benefits of his trade policies and express support for year-round E15, including a commitment to sign the provision into law if it reaches his desk.