https://www.agri-pulse.com/rss en-us Over the next five or so weeks, lawmakers must vote on leaders for the 120th Congress, deal with a new funding agreement to avoid a government shutdown next month, pass annual defense legislation and figure out how to handle a long-delayed farm bill. Over the next five or so weeks, lawmakers must vote on leaders for the 120th Congress, deal with a new funding agreement to avoid a government shutdown next month, pass annual defense legislation and figure out how to handle a long-delayed farm bill. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25476 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:06:03 -0500 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25476-washington-week-ahead-farm-bill-faces-lame-duck-challenge Capitol Bldg WWA The Four Corners face a short deadline to pass a five-year farm bill with a possible SNAP cost-share delay in the lame duck session as states and counties struggle to prepare their budgets. The Four Corners face a short deadline to pass a five-year farm bill with a possible SNAP cost-share delay in the lame duck session as states and counties struggle to prepare their budgets.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25454 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:12:00 -0500 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25454-snap-fight-looms-as-ag-leaders-turn-to-farm-bill-in-lame-duck AP-SNAP-photo-veggies.jpg Produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is displayed for sale at a grocery store in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP photo/George Walker IV) Across the United States, communities are facing the possibility that plots of land measured in thousands of acres will disappear into the massive computing facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom. The sums offered to property owners can be measured in the millions, creating an agonizing choice. Across the United States, communities are facing the possibility that plots of land measured in thousands of acres will disappear into the massive computing facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom. The sums offered to property owners can be measured in the millions, creating an agonizing choice.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25466 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:10:00 -0500 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25466-cashing-out-or-holding-on-rural-landowners-weigh-data-center-offers Ashburn_Data_Center_10/27/26_Olivia_Bridges A data center in Ashburn, Va. (Agri-Pulse photo/Olivia Bridges)  As farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders head to the voting booths on Tuesday, new research indicates they are very concerned about the farm economy and their ability to be profitable over the next 12 months. As farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders head to the voting booths on Tuesday, new research indicates they are very concerned about the farm economy and their ability to be profitable over the next 12 months.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25451 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:32:10 -0500 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25451-new-agri-pulse-poll-captures-dour-farm-outlook-heading-into-midterms Barn corn farm farmstead summer USDA photo.jpg (USDA photo) noah@agri-pulse.com The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a report on the estimated budgetary effects of the Senate farm bill. CBO estimates that the state cost-share requirement established under President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will cost $1.1 billion annually. The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a report on the estimated budgetary effects of the Senate farm bill. CBO estimates that the state cost-share requirement established under President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will cost $1.1 billion annually.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25439 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:02:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25439-daybreak-oct-29-cbo-releases-cost-estimates-of-senate-farm-bill-iowa-candidates-agree-on-eminent-domain AP_Dec_23_carbon_pipeline_protest.jpg (AP Photo/Jack Dura) With less than a week to go until Election Day, spending on political advertisements in the 2026 midterm cycle stands at a record $11.4 billion as last-minute pitches flood rural America. With less than a week to go until Election Day, spending on political advertisements in the 2026 midterm cycle stands at a record $11.4 billion as last-minute pitches flood rural America. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25438 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:13:44 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25438-election-ad-spending-hits-record-high-as-campaigns-target-rural-voters gas prices DC Oct 2026 - Agri-Pulse photo.jpg Soaring gas and diesel prices are a major focus of 2026 political ads. (Agri-Pulse photo/Hannah Guthoerl) grace@agri-pulse.com The agribusiness sector has given more than twice as much in campaign contributions to Republicans as Democrats this election cycle, according to third-quarter data compiled by the nonpartisan nonprofit OpenSecrets and obtained by Agri-Pulse. The sector’s total contributions to candidates reached $75.8 million. The agribusiness sector has given more than twice as much in campaign contributions to Republicans as Democrats this election cycle, according to third-quarter data compiled by the nonpartisan nonprofit OpenSecrets and obtained by Agri-Pulse. The sector’s total contributions to candidates reached $75.8 million.  

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25421 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:11:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25421-where-agribusiness-dollars-are-going-this-midterm-season AP_Nov_23_cash_wallet_money.jpg (AP photo/Elise Amendola) The Trump administration is identifying eight fertilizer projects to get federal funding as part of its push to reduce U.S. reliance on volatile global supply chains that have sent prices of key crop nutrients soaring this year. The Trump administration is identifying eight fertilizer projects to get federal funding as part of its push to reduce U.S. reliance on volatile global supply chains that have sent prices of key crop nutrients soaring this year. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25413 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:36:23 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25413-usda-proposes-nearly-600m-in-funds-for-eight-fertilizer-projects AP_Feb_23_fertilizer_anhydrous_ammonia.jpg (AP photo/Charlie Riedel) noah@agri-pulse.com Rain delays have slowed down harvests for corn, soybeans and other row crops in many parts of the U.S. in 2026, though cotton and rice producers remain ahead of their historical pace, according to USDA’s most recent harvest progress estimates. Rain delays have slowed down harvests for corn, soybeans and other row crops in many parts of the U.S. in 2026, though cotton and rice producers remain ahead of their historical pace, according to USDA’s most recent harvest progress estimates.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25403 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:06:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25403-rain-slows-harvest-as-el-nino-shapes-winter-outlook Corn harvest Harvested corn. (USDA photo) noah@agri-pulse.com The Trump Administration is tapping into the Commodity Credit Corporation funding for an $8 billion program offering one-time payments to producers to help offset heightened prices for diesel and other inputs, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. The Trump Administration is tapping into the Commodity Credit Corporation funding for an $8 billion program offering one-time payments to producers to help offset heightened prices for diesel and other inputs, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25393 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:29:53 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25393-trump-administration-to-pay-farmers-8-billion-in-relief-for-fuel-input-costs usda-south-building.jpg The USDA South Building in Washington, D.C. (Agri-Pulse photo) sara@agri-pulse.com Farmers represent just 2% of the population but feed the largest economy in the world, which represents both a challenge and an opportunity, says Elyse Lipman, CEO of Lipman Family Farm and the incoming chair of the International Fresh Produce Association board. Farmers represent just 2% of the population but feed the largest economy in the world, which represents both a challenge and an opportunity, says Elyse Lipman, CEO of Lipman Family Farm and the incoming chair of the International Fresh Produce Association board.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25389 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:26:26 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25389-daybreak-oct-16-new-ifpa-chair-pushes-offense AP-APRIL-2024-BIRD-FLU-GROUND-BEEF.jpg Ground beef for sale in a Washington, D.C., market. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Inflation signals are evident in key economic reports this week, stoking speculation about the Federal Reserve's next move and prompting fresh analysis of how higher costs may impact U.S. elections on Nov. 3. Inflation signals are evident in key economic reports this week, stoking speculation about the Federal Reserve's next move and prompting fresh analysis of how higher costs may impact U.S. elections on Nov. 3. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25387 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:16:31 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25387-inflation-alarms-ring-anew-with-the-us-midterms-19-days-away hearden-diesel-sign-091526.jpg A recent sign at a gas station last month in Redding, California, shows the price for diesel fuel at nearly $8 a gallon. (Agri-Pulse photo/Tim Hearden) sara@agri-pulse.com The federal judge who stayed USDA’s reorganization efforts Tuesday in response to a suit brought by federal employee unions says USDA probably should conduct an analysis of the reorganization’s effects. The federal judge who stayed USDA’s reorganization efforts Tuesday in response to a suit brought by federal employee unions says USDA probably should conduct an analysis of the reorganization’s effects.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25380 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:25:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25380-daybreak-oct-14-usda-chided-by-judge-in-reorg-order Highbush-blueberry-bush836x627optimized.jpg (US Highbush Blueberry Council photo) Corn futures plummeted on Friday after the latest U.S. crop report showed sharply higher-than-expected yields, stoking concern over excess supply. Corn futures plummeted on Friday after the latest U.S. crop report showed sharply higher-than-expected yields, stoking concern over excess supply. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25361 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:38:49 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25361-us-soy-harvest-seen-as-biggest-ever-corn-second-largest Corn harvest Harvested corn. (USDA photo) noah@agri-pulse.com As diesel prices have climbed over the past year, Montana truck driver Trent Stoltz has been puzzling over whether to charge his customers more, knowing that raising rates too much could send them looking for another hauler. As diesel prices have climbed over the past year, Montana truck driver Trent Stoltz has been puzzling over whether to charge his customers more, knowing that raising rates too much could send them looking for another hauler.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25345 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:14:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25345-high-diesel-prices-squeeze-farmers-truckers-as-officials-move-to-blunt-costs diesel truck Diesel truck. (Pixabay photo/Ely Penner) Biofuel producers, oil refiners and farmers are closely watching the Trump administration and Congress for next moves impacting small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Biofuel producers, oil refiners and farmers are closely watching the Trump administration and Congress for next moves impacting small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25336 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:13:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25336-trumps-diesel-order-spurs-new-round-of-fuel-policy-clashes hearden-diesel-sign-091526.jpg A recent sign at a gas station last month in Redding, California, shows the price for diesel fuel at nearly $8 a gallon. (Agri-Pulse photo/Tim Hearden) sara@agri-pulse.com Agri-Pulse founder Sara Wyant caught up with USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith last week to discuss his vision for one of the agency’s largest mission areas, which includes everything from rural housing to hospitals, rural business loans, wastewater treatment, building domestic fertilizer capacity and more. Agri-Pulse founder Sara Wyant caught up with USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith last week to discuss his vision for one of the agency’s largest mission areas, which includes everything from rural housing to hospitals, rural business loans, wastewater treatment, building domestic fertilizer capacity and more.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25339 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:11:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25339-seven-questions-for-usda-undersecretary-for-rural-development-glen-smith Glen-Smith-agripulse-photo-Oct-2026-SW.jpg USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith (Agri-Pulse photo/Sara Wyant)  In a bid to lower historically high diesel prices, President Donald Trump signs an order allowing use of tax-exempt, off-road diesel on highways. In a bid to lower historically high diesel prices, President Donald Trump signs an order allowing use of tax-exempt, off-road diesel on highways. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25335 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:08:57 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25335-trump-signs-order-allowing-tax-free-diesel-use-on-highways Trump-Nebraska-AP-photo-10-5-26.jpg President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island, Neb. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump is poised to announce steps on Monday aimed at lowering high fuel prices, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says. President Donald Trump is poised to announce steps on Monday aimed at lowering high fuel prices, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25334 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:46:27 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25334-trump-poised-to-act-on-fuel-prices-monday-rollins-says Gas-prices-AP-photo-10-2026.jpg Soaring gas and diesel prices are a major focus of 2026 political ads. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Senate Ag Committee leaders say it's important to get a farm bill passed this year, meaning that talks need to happen over the next five weeks during a congressional recess. But a partisan impasse over SNAP cost sharing for states threatens to derail those efforts. Senate Ag Committee leaders say it's important to get a farm bill passed this year, meaning that talks need to happen over the next five weeks during a congressional recess. But a partisan impasse over SNAP cost sharing for states threatens to derail those efforts. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25330 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:12:18 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25330-senate-ag-leaders-press-for-farm-bill-talks-as-snap-feud-threatens-passage Boozman-Klobuchar-AFBF-photo.jpg Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speak on a panel at the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting in Anaheim, California, in January 2026. (AFBF photo) Amid a historic surge in fuel prices, Indiana is the latest U.S. state to allow farmers to temporarily use off-road, tax exempt diesel on highways as they haul freshly harvested crops to market. Amid a historic surge in fuel prices, Indiana is the latest U.S. state to allow farmers to temporarily use off-road, tax exempt diesel on highways as they haul freshly harvested crops to market. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25328 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:06:46 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25328-indiana-is-latest-state-to-allow-farm-diesel-on-highways diesel truck Diesel truck. (Pixabay photo/Ely Penner) With 34 days until voters across the U.S. head to the polls, key challenges faced by both Republicans and Democrats are on display in Iowa. With 34 days until voters across the U.S. head to the polls, key challenges faced by both Republicans and Democrats are on display in Iowa.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25317 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:10:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25317-iowa-is-one-to-watch-as-midterm-campaigns-enter-final-stretch Rob E-76.jpg Robb Ewoldt at his farm near Davenport, Iowa, in fall 2024. (Iowa Soybean Association photo/Joclyn Kuboushe)   noah@agri-pulse.com A coalition of farmers, a solar company, grant consultants and agricultural and energy groups are suing the Agriculture Department, alleging the agency illegally sought to limit solar projects' eligibility for grants and loan guarantees through changes to its Rural Energy for America program. A coalition of farmers, a solar company, grant consultants and agricultural and energy groups are suing the Agriculture Department, alleging the agency illegally sought to limit solar projects' eligibility for grants and loan guarantees through changes to its Rural Energy for America program.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25315 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:08:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25315-usda-sued-over-limits-on-rural-energy-programs-solar-funding Agrivoltaics_Sheep_Grazing_AgriSolar.jpg Solar panels at Solar Shepherd in Massachusetts. (AgriSolar photo) China needs to spend about $1.2 billion a week through December to fulfill its remaining 2026 agriculture commitments to the U.S., AgResource Co. President Dan Basse says. China needs to spend about $1.2 billion a week through December to fulfill its remaining 2026 agriculture commitments to the U.S., AgResource Co. President Dan Basse says.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25296 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:57:41 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25296-china-must-spend-12b-weekly-to-meet-us-ag-pledges-basse-says soybeans-farmer-AP-8-6-26.jpg Doug Bartek shovels soybeans in a bin on his farm near Wahoo, Nebraska, on April 6, 2026. (AP photo/Charlie Riedel) Today's meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has ag policy watchers on edge as they wait to find out if the talks yield any positive developments for U.S. farmers. Today's meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has ag policy watchers on edge as they wait to find out if the talks yield any positive developments for U.S. farmers. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25294 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:45:54 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25294-trump-and-xi-meet-as-farmers-press-for-concrete-trade-actions Trump-Xi-WH-AP-photo-9-24-26.jpg Chinese President Xi Jinping listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an arrival ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington (AP photo).  noah@agri-pulse.com Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., says he’s ready to work with Democrats and House leaders over the October recess to reach agreement on a final five-year farm bill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., says he’s ready to work with Democrats and House leaders over the October recess to reach agreement on a final five-year farm bill.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25293 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:39:14 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25293-daybreak-sept-24-boozman-says-farm-bill-cant-wait John-Boozman-A-P-Summit-A-P-photo-Mar2026.jpeg Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., at the annual Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit in March. (Agri-Pulse photo) President Trump's Washington summit with Chinese President Xi will be under close watch as billions of dollars in agricultural trade is at stake. President Trump's Washington summit with Chinese President Xi will be under close watch as billions of dollars in agricultural trade is at stake.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25284 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:12:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25284-trump-and-xi-to-meet-with-billions-in-ag-trade-at-stake Trump-XI-AP-photo-51526.jpg President Donald Trump talks with China's President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool) hguthoerl@agri-pulse.com USDA Rural Development is awarding $26.5 million to 194 agricultural projects across the United States through the Value-Added Producer Grant program. The funding will help agricultural producers develop value-added products, conduct research and implement business and marketing strategies designed to expand their customer base and increase revenue. USDA Rural Development is awarding $26.5 million to 194 agricultural projects across the United States through the Value-Added Producer Grant program. The funding will help agricultural producers develop value-added products, conduct research and implement business and marketing strategies designed to expand their customer base and increase revenue. 

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25281 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:07:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25281-usda-awards-265-million-to-value-added-agricultural-projects USDA-cattle.jpg Cattle graze on grass at the Tuckahoe Plantation in the Goochland County, Virginia, area. (USDA photo) Farmers in the Yuma, Arizona, region are expecting to plant their full acreages of lettuce this fall as federal officials say the cyclospora outbreak that sickened almost 13,000 people this past summer has abated. Farmers in the Yuma, Arizona, region are expecting to plant their full acreages of lettuce this fall as federal officials say the cyclospora outbreak that sickened almost 13,000 people this past summer has abated.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25275 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:02:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25275-for-yuma-lettuce-growers-its-full-speed-ahead fitchette-desert-premium-farms-yuma.JPG Lettuce planting at Desert Premium Farm in Yuma, Arizona. Farmers expect to plant full allocation of lettuce in the Yuma area this winter. (Agri-Pulse photo/Todd Fitchette) noah@agri-pulse.com Kip Tom, Indiana farmer and the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. food agencies, is pushing back on corn growers’ rhetoric in the fertilizer price debate. President Trump says he’s working on a “massive deal” to buy potash from Belarus. Kip Tom, Indiana farmer and the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. food agencies, is pushing back on corn growers’ rhetoric in the fertilizer price debate. President Trump says he’s working on a “massive deal” to buy potash from Belarus.

]]> http://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25274 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:34:00 -0400 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25274-daybreak-sept-22-tom-seeks-to-ease-tensions-on-fertilizer Farmland__corn_barn_farmstead_land.jpg (USDA photo)