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USDA is funding $46 million in projects through its Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program and Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program.

Matthew Jaffe was tapped as acting assistant United States trade representative for trade policy coordination. The American Soybean Association promoted Blair Shipp to state policy communications manager.

The National 4-H Council hired Natalie Godwin as vice president of corporate communications. The Meat Institute elected key new officers, executive board members and its full board of directors members for 2025. Corteva appointed Judd O’Connor as executive vice president of the Seed Business Unit effective December 1.

Government-run “wellness stores,” modernized irrigation systems, and programs to expand production of beans, rice and white corn are among a slate of policies unveiled Tuesday by Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. 

In what appears to be a response to claims amplified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the dangers of modern agriculture, nearly 270 farm groups from across the country are warning leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees about the importance of inputs such as pesticides.

The Agriculture Department is launching an effort to better utilize conservation programs to create corridors for wildlife to pass through, Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday. 

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether challenges to EPA small refinery exemption decisions can be heard in federal appeals courts other than the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

USDA is relying heavily on outside groups and federal retirees to help farmers use the billions of dollars in new conservation funding for climate-smart practices. Based on data provided to Agri-Pulse under the Freedom of Information Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service now employs about 5,000 people a year who work for partner organizations. 

A train derailment south of Eagle Pass, Texas, is further complicating congestion challenges for agricultural shippers trying to send goods to Mexico.