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Democrats on the House Ag Committee are starting to line up behind the candidates seeking to be the panel’s ranking member. Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Jim Costa, D-Calif., are challenging Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., for the minority’s top spot.

The European Union is preparing a list of American goods to hit with retaliatory tariffs after the U.S failed to comply with a World Trade Organization dispute panel regarding its tariffs on olives from Spain -- a case that puts the WTO at odds with U.S. law and the ways the country protects its agriculture producers. 

Farmer sentiment improved in November, with some producers feeling better about their finances in 2025 and more optimistic that they’ll get relief from regulations, according to the latest Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

USDA releases its latest forecast for farm income today, even as lawmakers discuss a possible package of assistance for producers.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will serve a second term as director-general of the World Trade Organization beginning next year. The Biden administration had expressed concern over the expedited election process.

President-elect Donald Trump is setting up a cabinet of unusually diverse views and backgrounds that together could have a far-reaching impact on the food and agriculture sectors. Farm groups will be counting on his pick to lead USDA, Brooke Rollins, to be an advocate for ag within an administration. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum could be a key ally on energy policy.

President-elect Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement, if implemented, could raise farm input costs and dent U.S. agriculture exports, but analysts say he could cut deals to prevent some of the tariffs from materializing.  

President Donald Trump’s tax and tariff plans could face obstacles next year as some Ways and Means Republicans are wary of his approach. 

The Biden administration should press Colombia to prevent a probe into U.S. corn subsidies, a bipartisan group of lawmakers say.