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House Ag Republicans are looking at including some of the commodity and crop insurance proposals from the farm bill that passed out of committee last year into reconciliation, committee chair Glenn Thompson told a group of agricultural journalists on Tuesday.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is marking President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office in Texas today with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

President Donald Trump is celebrating 100 days in office this week as Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says we should start seeing some progress on trade deals.

Congressional Republicans return from their two-week recess facing the herculean task of finding agreement on a budget reconciliation bill that can enact President Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities. USDA’s top trade nominee will get his confirmation hearing. The House GOP also is taking aim at California climate waivers and an endangered species designation.

USDA is withdrawing the salmonella framework it proposed last summer after years of study, drawing praise from the broiler industry but sparking concern from consumer advocates.

Sales of certified organic products grew 5.2% last year to $65.4 billion, the largest increase since a pandemic-driven spike in 2020, according to the Organic Trade Association's annual market report. By comparison, total grocery sales increased 2.5% last year.

After years of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration may shift the responsibility for routine food safety inspections to states. Industry and food safety experts say this is a logical next step, but there are some notable outstanding questions about how to execute the shift. 

The Food and Drug Administration will create a national standard and timeline for the food industry to phase out all petroleum-based dyes from the nation’s food supply. The phaseout, however, is largely voluntary, and relies on the food industry's cooperation.

China is ramping up the tough talk even as uncertainty over U.S. trade policy continues amid the swoon in markets. A Chinese government spokesperson says that any U.S. effort to use trade deals to hamstring China’s economic dealings will be met with countermeasures.

A leading nutrition researcher who studied ultraprocessed foods has left the National Institutes of Health, citing censorship by agency officials.