Oliver Ward

ACWA leads water bill opposition * U.S. ‘no longer reliable’? * Lawmakers get HHS news as it happens

President Donald Trump is announcing new tariffs on U.S. car and truck imports — and they may have implications for agriculture. The announcement of the 25% tariff comes just days before Trump is set to unveil “reciprocal” duties on U.S. trade partners.

Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including efforts to fight zoonotic diseases.

Salmon strategy progress * Why auto tariffs may matter to ag * Shipbuilding plan could hike produce prices

Fining abandoned orchards * SWP allocations up 5% * Russia wants more in cease-fire talks

Multiple agricultural sectors are appealing to USTR for exemptions from proposals to increase costs for Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports to spur domestic shipbuilding. 

The U.S.’ window of opportunity to secure a trade deal with the United Kingdom could soon shrink, a trade policy analyst told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the Labour government mulls closer alignment with the European Union.

New EPA lead in California * Dems target GOP on SNAP * Farm groups want 199A permanent

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins teased on Friday that she will have a major announcement involving farmers coming soon. Rollins posted on X an interview with Fox News in which she expressed confidence that farmers overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump even though they knew they might be harmed by retaliatory tariffs.

Williamson Act on the table * Rollins teases trade announcement * Industry concerned about shipbuilding proposals