Ag Policy
A Farmer Vents and High-Level Blame: Frustration Over Ag Economy Boiling Over in Social Media and White House
OMAHA (DTN) — Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge’s frustration over markets, media coverage and USDA reports finally boiled over Tuesday afternoon with a self-proclaimed social media...
Miran’s Case for Bigger Interest Rate Cuts Fails to Persuade
Farmers and other business borrowers would kill for interest rates a couple percentage points lower than today’s. Now the Federal Reserve Board has a governor...
Ag Groups Press for Aid While Some Raise Concerns About Long-Term Tariff Damage
OMAHA (DTN) — As farmers wait for an announcement of another aid package, critics of current tariff policies continue to try to rally support for...
Federal Shutdown Will Delay Expected Payments to Farmers
OMAHA (DTN) — The federal shutdown will delay payments expected to farmers under several commodity, conservation and aid programs, USDA detailed in a document posted...
Treasury Secretary Says Substantial Support Coming for Farmers Next Week
OMAHA (DTN) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the federal government would make some announcement early next week to provide “substantial support” for...
Government Shutdown Delays Critical EPA Decisions for Agriculture, Biofuels
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — With agriculture waiting for final Renewable Fuel Standard volumes and other RFS rules, as well as a pending waters of the...
Rollins Lays Out Agenda for Supporting Crop Producers, Teases Plans to Rebuild US Cattle Herd
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) — While recognizing that U.S. agriculture is “under threat,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told agricultural leaders that farming’s future “could not...
New Manitoba Trade Envoy: Supply Management Still a Key USMCA Issue
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (DTN) — The trade representative for the Canadian province of Manitoba said the country’s supply management program for products such as dairy and...
At Flinchbaugh Forum, Serious Policy Concerns Spotlight Former Economist’s Flair
MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) — Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns voiced his concerns Sept. 26 about the soybean market, competition with Brazil and the need to...
Ag Secretary Acknowledges Economic Pressures, But Sees Opportunities Ahead for Producers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) — While recognizing that U.S. agriculture is “under threat,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told agricultural leaders that farming’s future “could not...