Articles by Oliver Ward

Newsom’s long road to banning fumigants * Ag Day gets a new twist * Trump targets European spirits

Rats gnaw through $300 million in equipment * Specialty crop access to disaster aid * RIF plans due today * GOP looks to dodge tariff debate

U.S. ag groups flagged non-reciprocal tariff rates and trade barriers and weighed in on the design of new duties and what the U.S. should do with the revenue in submissions to trade officials.

The European Union and Canada on Wednesday retaliated against new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum products, with the European Commission proposing measures covering a raft of agricultural imports.

Newsom pulls plastic regulation * House passes CR * USDA pauses funding over trans issue

GOP lawmakers are examining the timing of outlays through a fund to help farmers weather economic shocks to ensure payments continue on time.

China retaliated against U.S. agricultural exports this week, but plenty in the agricultural community continue to see the merits in President Donald Trump’s trade agenda and are willing to accept the short-term sting.

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service officials will be discussing the bird flu outbreak with state officials and industry stakeholders today. The call comes after Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told Breitbart.com that vaccines were “off the table,” leading to questions about whether vaccination would still be part of the administration’s bird flu strategy.

Bill targets CARB costs * Rollins to talk bird flu with states, industry * Industry’s message to MAHA

Lawmakers face a deadline of this Friday to avoid a government shutdown. But the partisan impasse over how to keep departments and agencies funded has yet to be resolved.