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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
The European Union and Canada on Wednesday retaliated against new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum products, with the European Commission proposing measures covering a raft of agricultural imports.
President Donald Trump, on the heels of exempting a slate of Canadian goods from new 25% duties, now says he could levy tariffs against Canadian dairy and lumber imports in the coming days.
The Supreme Court has declined to block a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to pay $2 billion in foreign assistance that had been held up by a funding freeze.
President Donald Trump's nominee to head FDA hasn't attracted nearly the attention that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has, but members of Congress and individuals in the Make America Healthy Again movement say Martin Makary and RFK Jr. are fully in line.
China slaps new tariffs on a raft of U.S. agriculture and food exports following new duties. Canada implements the first step of its two-step retaliation plan, while Lutnick teases a potential deal with the U.S.' neighbors.
Tom Schultz, former director of the Idaho Department of Lands, was named chief of the U.S. Forest Service. He succeeds Randy Moore, who announced his retirement this week, citing the challenges of the 'significant transformation' of the federal government.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that will pave the way for “reciprocal” tariffs on U.S. trading partners that subject U.S. exports to higher duty rates than their exporters face when selling into the U.S. market.
President Donald Trump adjusted tariffs imposed during his first term to end exemptions on U.S. steel imports and raise duties on aluminum imports to 25%.
Democratic leaders of the House Agriculture Committee and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee are pushing USDA to explain and detail funding freezes in various agency programs.
