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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
The National Farmers Union is launching a $25 million investment fund that will back startup agtech and automation companies while allowing farmers to earn equity by trying new technologies on their operations.
Farm groups warned senators Wednesday that the industry is facing an increasingly uncertain policy environment – with trade, immigration, tax policy and funding questions weighing on U.S. farmers – adding to the many long-running economic challenges.
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders to impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China starting Tuesday. The tariffs mark the first time a president has used powers granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, an organization closely allied with President-elect Donald Trump, has been selected to serve as agriculture secretary.
USDA and the White House will host selected farm groups for meetings today with government officials to discuss the Biden administration’s key ag and rural investments.
The National Farmers Union and USDA will work together to improve customer service at Farm Service Agency county offices, according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed Monday.
Josep Jove Estiarte has been named the interim CEO of Bloom Fresh International and Chris Hooks has been hired to be the new chief merchandising and marketing officer at Save Mart Cos.
House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson tells Agri-Pulse he’s looking at several options for funding the next farm bill, including restrictions on the Commodity Credit Corp. and unspent pandemic relief assistance.
USDA has completed negotiations on more than 35 projects that are receiving funding under the department’s $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
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