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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 food industry is preparing to engage with the incoming Trump administration by presenting itself as an ally in some of the “Make America Healthy Again” ideals like nutrition transparency and improving health outcomes.

An ambitious effort to reduce the size of the federal government in the second Trump administration is encountering skepticism from seasoned government observers and watchdogs who wonder whether the billionaires leading it know what they’re getting into.

Some 81% of Farm Service Agency employees are in their offices full-time, and the limited availability of telework has contributed to some extent to recruitment and retention challenges, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

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

The Agriculture Department has suspended cattle imports from Mexico after a confirmed case of New World screwworm in the southern state of Chiapas.

Mike Spier, current vice president of overseas operations at U.S. Wheat Associates, was elected as the group’s next president and CEO by the board of directors. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced staff changes. Naturipe promoted Jim Roberts to president. 

The Congressional Hunger Center named Katharine Emerson, chief of staff for World Food Program USA, as the new chairwoman. The American Agricultural Law Association welcomed its new president-elect, Ashley Ellixson of Arizona, and directors, Chelsea Good of Kansas and Kale Van Bruggen of Minnesota.