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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, argues that the latest forecasts for farm income and agricultural trade underscore the need for a new farm bill.
Corn growers are reacting negatively to an International Trade Commission decision that domestic phosphate fertilizer manufacturers were “materially injured” by government-subsidized imports from Morocco and Russia.
A federal appeals court concluded Monday that two Iowa statutes that prohibit undercover access to farms and recording of their practices are constitutional.
A key Moroccan fertilizer company, bolstered by rising calls from farmers and lawmakers for more supplies of imported phosphate products, sees a pathway back to the U.S. market potentially in time for spring application season.
The Department of Agriculture has agreed to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds to spend about $1.4 billion on a program to help farm groups market their commodities overseas and about $1.1 billion to pay for commodity-based international food aid, according to sources.
The new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee remains focused on expanding agricultural trade and finding new opportunities for farmers, ranchers, small-businesses and working-class citizens.
Lawmakers are signaling they may be ready to boost funding for ag promotion overseas, and farm groups are hungry for the dollars that they say increase foreigners' appetite for U.S.-grown food.
Four senators introduced a bill Friday to double funding for two popular ag export promotion programs that proponents say play a key role in boosting sales of U.S. cotton, meat, wheat, corn, soybeans and other farm commodities to foreign buyers around the globe.
