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Farmers will be given some flexibility under the current administration’s mass deportation program so they can continue to employ undocumented immigrants working at their operations, President Donald Trump said at a cabinet meeting today.

Farmers and 401(k) holders are certainly breathing a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump paused his reciprocal tariffs. But two steep tariff increases on China in the last two days will still deal a huge blow to some ag sectors.

The cost of groceries jumped in March on higher prices for meat, eggs and milk, despite an overall decline in the cost of living. The overall Consumer Price Index fell 0.1% last month.

The European Union responded to President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause of U.S. reciprocal tariffs by announcing its own pause on pending retaliatory tariffs on Thursday.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will temporarily pause the country-specific reciprocal tariffs announced last week, except those applied to China. 

Sweeping new tariffs are set to ripple across the farm economy, driving food and ag input prices up, shrinking key export markets, and potentially worsening a long-running labor crisis, analysts say.

Statehouses across the country are going “MAHA” and considering dozens of bills that would limit food dyes, seed oils, ultraprocessed foods and soft drinks in federal nutrition programs. 

As Republicans struggle to meet budget goals, Democrats highlight the prospect of tighter work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that GOP lawmakers propose.

Land-grant universities are sounding the alarm about potential damage to agricultural research as USDA goes through a rapid transformation that's likely to include deep funding and staff cuts.