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Farm bankruptcies are up but ‘not yet a crisis,' economists say

04/22/26 6:06 AM By Kim Chipman

Farm bankruptcies rose 46% last year from 2024, down from recent highs but second straight year of an uptick in filings.

Opinion: Biden’s push to expand a 1921 law could threaten farmers and food security

02/28/24 1:58 PM By Mark Mark Eisele

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In this opinion piece, Mark Eisele, Wyoming rancher and President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, cautions against efforts to expand the Packers and Stockyards Act. and what he describes as harmful impacts on farmers and ranchers.

Nominees for USDA, CFTC posts set to move quickly

11/30/23 2:13 PM By Steve Davies

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Nominees for top posts at USDA and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sailed through their hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee, which is expected to advance their nominations next week.

Senate panel weighs role of government as beef industry calls for price transparency

04/26/22 2:26 PM By Spencer Chase

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Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee queried a long list of witnesses Tuesday to determine whether or not a pair of bills before the panel would advance competition concerns for the nation’s beef producers.

Washington Week Ahead: Senate Ag mulls market reforms, STB hears rail shipping woes

04/24/22 10:30 AM By Garrett Downs and Philip Brasher

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The Senate Agriculture Committee holds a long-awaited hearing this week on a bill to mandate more negotiated trading in the cattle markets, and then the panel launches its preparation for the next farm bill with a field hearing Friday in Michigan, the home state of Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow.

Senators roll out updated cattle bill that tweaks regions, but retains cash trade mandates

03/28/22 7:12 PM By Spencer Chase

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A bipartisan group of senators has rolled out an updated piece of legislation that they hope will solve price discovery issues for beef producers. But the new legislation includes language that has already elicited opposition from some of the nation's leading farm groups.

Biden administration rolls out meat industry investments, reform plans

01/03/22 8:50 AM By Sara Wyant

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President Joe Biden is once again taking aim at the nation’s largest meat and poultry processors, vowing to boost competition for America’s farmers and ranchers and reduce prices for consumers.

House sends livestock data reporting, contract library measures to Senate

12/08/21 6:26 PM By Spencer Chase

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The House of Representatives cleared a pair of bills critical to the livestock sector Wednesday, but the measures might face different fates in the Senate.

New cattle markets bill combines previous legislative proposals

11/09/21 1:17 PM By Spencer Chase

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A bipartisan group of four senators has an agreement that might serve as a vehicle to address long-standing issues of price discovery and transparency in the beef industry.

AMS looks to increase transparency in cattle markets with two new market reports

08/05/21 2:51 PM By Noah Wicks

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The Agriculture Department announced today that, in an effort to promote transparency and competitive markets, it will be releasing two new USDA Market News reports providing additional insight into cattle trades.

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