Articles by Bill Tomson

There are growing concerns in some quarters of agriculture about the use of environmental justice concerns in regulating farmers.

The nation’s largest farm organization is now on record calling for an increase in funding for the farm bill.

China’s demand for corn remains strong and the U.S. continues to ship millions of tons of the grain there, but Brazil is chipping away at that trade and the South American ag giant shows no sign of slowing its advance.

Missouri GOP Rep. Jason Smith has won the coveted chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, which writes tax laws and oversees trade policy.

Kevin McCarthy faces his first test as House speaker as Republicans consider a package of rules changes, the first action scheduled in the chamber since McCarthy won the post in the early hours of Saturday.

Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow stunned the nation’s capital with her announcement that she won’t seek re-election in 2024.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be announcing new funding today to expand domestic meat processing capacity. Sixteen states will share the assistance, including California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin.

The U.S. House is formally under GOP control for the first time in four years.

Russia’s repeated claims that the Black Sea Grain Initiative only helps wealthy nations have kept Ukraine on the defensive for months. Now, Ukraine is trying to flip the script on Moscow, with support from the U.S., United Nations, Japan, France, Norway and other countries.