Ag Policy
Delayed by the Shutdown, CRP Payments Should Be Going Out From FSA
OMAHA (DTN) — Farmers and landowners waiting for their annual Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments should start seeing those funds hit bank accounts this...
Canadian Prime Minister Moves to Reduce Country’s Reliance on US Trade
OMAHA (DTN) — The United States could see reduced imports of Canadian petroleum, steel and lumber in the coming years as the Canadian government looks...
Groups Press USDA to Tighten Standards for Expected Trade Aid Payments
OMAHA (DTN) — Policy groups with a diverse mix of views are urging USDA to focus on “commonsense financial accountability” as the department prepares an...
USDA’s Chief Economist Leaving Post to Take Over Mizzou’s FAPRI
OMAHA (DTN) — USDA’s chief economist will leave his post at the end of the year to lead the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute...
Something To Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Every American has an ancestor who came here from someplace else at some point. Few know their ancestor’s story in as much detail as DTN...
Former Trade Negotiator Warns That Trump Tariffs Create Instability for US Farmers
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — U.S. trade relations with Japan and other countries are headed in a direction that could put U.S. agriculture and other businesses...
Trump Releases New WOTUS Rule Defining Key Terms Important to Farms, Ranches
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — The Trump administration on Monday released a proposal to redefine waters of the U.S. to conform with the Supreme Court’s ruling...
USDA Announces 2023-24 Disaster Payments; Vaden Says 2025 Aid to Come
WASHINGTON (DTN) — U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden on Monday announced Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) to help farmers who...
Hemp Farmers, Industry Face Risk of Potential Federal Crackdown
OMAHA (DTN) — Hemp farmers and the hemp-products industry now have essentially a year to convince Congress and federal regulators to find an alternative to...
Trump Signs Bill to Fund Government and Extend Farm Bill Programs
OMAHA (DTN) — The longest partial government shutdown appears close to an end after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill into law on Wednesday...