Oliver Ward

Agricultural producers appealed to the Senate Ag Committee to reform the H-2A program, which allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that new tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect April 2, almost a month later than anticipated, but White House officials later walked it back, insisting the March 4 date still holds. 

In a big win for House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Republicans got their budget plan through the chamber on a 217-215 vote.

Manufacturers of specialized food nutrition products are continuing operations despite payment delays and uncertainty around USAID's future, but warn of far-reaching economic repercussions if food aid is permanently axed.

House GOP leaders are struggling to nail down the votes they need for their budget blueprint. A key message for more moderate members is that the final spending cuts won’t be as great as the budget resolution now calls for. 

Selling lawmakers on Farm-to-School * Fact sheet on pesticide notifications * Mexico, Canada tariffs still on * Probationary firings questioned

As populations begin to fall in key export markets, U.S. soybean and sorghum producers are particularly exposed to shrinking demand and export losses, a new analysis from Terrain finds.

Now it’s your move, House Republicans. Senate Republicans on Friday pushed through their skinny budget resolution. House Republicans will try this week to pass a much more sweeping plan that would require $1.5 trillion in spending cuts.

Farmer appointed to CARB * CDFA’s bag of dairy dollars * House GOP faces budget challenge

House GOP leaders this week will try to hold their narrow majority together on a sweeping budget blueprint that would require at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, which face resistance from some moderate Republicans as well as some in the Senate GOP.