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Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration is poised to unveil a plan as soon as next week to use tens of billions of dollars from tariff funds to help make the country's fertilizer supply more resilient to global price disruptions. 

The price tag for a new package of farm aid appears to be growing. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., tells Agri-Pulse lawmakers have been talking about $7 billion in disaster assistance to go with the $15 billion or more being discussed in economic aid. The total cost of the package could range up to $22 billion, he said Thursday.

Corn growers took to their phones Wednesday morning to send Congress a message: No more excuses on E15.

States and the federal government are ramping up their preparedness for possible future New World screwworm outbreaks amid recent detections of the pest in northern Mexico.

Trump is set to head to Iowa on Tuesday as the green diesel lobby presses him to move fast in finalizing key biofuel policies.

The Senate passed a temporary spending measure Monday night that includes a farm bill extension and full-year funding for USDA and FDA. Ahead of the final vote, senators affirmed new restrictions on hemp products that are included in the bill.

President Donald Trump has tapped Julie Callahan for the chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Trump administration officials met with farm leaders at the White House Wednesday, according to a summary of the meeting provided by the White House.