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The thorny topic of tariffs dominated talks at the Commodity Classic policy summit of the National Corn Growers Association, with some members saying the corn lobbying group needs to figure out where it stands on the preferred trade strategy of President Donald Trump. Members of the American Soybean Association debated resolutions dealing with trade as well as biofuels, drones and other issues.

The compromise House-Senate text of a must-pass annual defense bill drops an earlier measure that could have led to a ban on Chinese drones.

U.S. drone manufacturers are mostly happy with new executive orders designed to boost domestic manufacturing of drones, including agricultural models used to scout fields and apply pesticides.

The week ahead could be pivotal for ag policy. In Washington, Senate Republicans are trying to agree on the finishing touches of their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the budget reconciliation measure needed to enact the GOP legislative agenda. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out an ambitious schedule for enacting President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.