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Farm Economic Frustration Spill Into Political Arena

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Cook Political Report Senior Editor and Elections Analyst David Wasserman says economic pressures are contributing to a more unsettled political environment. “This might be the most restless mood we’ve seen Rural America in politically since 1986 when family farm foreclosure…

Data Enhancements From USDA

Published Today

USDA is looking for ways to make better use of information farmers already provide to the agency. USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist Scott Hutchins said modernization efforts should reduce redundant requests for information. “There’s…

Working Out Differences Between House and Senate Farm Bills

Published Today

Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach hopes Congress can move quickly on the farm bill when lawmakers return to Washington after the election. Fischbach said differences between the House and Senate remain, including language dealing with California's Proposition 12 livestock standards. Year-round…

U.S.-China Trade Details

Published Today

Details are emerging about agricultural tariff reductions under the U.S.-China trade framework. Washington analyst Jim Wiesemeyer said China's list includes corn, sorghum, wheat, rice, cotton, meat, dairy and ethanol expected to eventually receive a ten percent tariff reduction. “Many in…

Red Dyed Diesel Fuel Seen as an Option to Lower Fuel Prices

Published Today

A new option to lower diesel fuel prices has emerged. The Trump Administration is considering a proposal to allow more sales of red-dyed diesel. This fuel is typically reserved for farming and off-road uses and is exempt from federal fuel…

Lacking Clarity

Published Yesterday

In a Friday meeting on wetlands easements in Valley City, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said landowner disputes typically center on older easements that lacked detailed mapping. “That’s the problem here and it all goes back to pre-1976. We…

Burgum, ND Lawmakers Gather in Valley City

Published Yesterday

North Dakota leaders say progress is being made in a long-running dispute over federal wetland easements. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with farmers and landowners in Valley City Friday. The Fish and Wildlife Service is expanding a pilot program reviewing…

SD Corn Comments

Published Yesterday

In Corn Comments, South Dakota Corn Executive Director DaNita Murray talks about anticompetitive practices in the fertilizer market. Listen to the report.

Livestock Provisions Included in Farm Bill Proposal

Published Yesterday

Speaking to the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association convention Saturday, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the farm bill would limit prairie dog habitat on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands to no more than 1.5 percent of an individual grazing allotment. It…

ICE Enforcement Disrupts Cattle Slaughter

Published September 27, 2026

Cattle supplies backed up this past week with federal immigration officials targeting meatpacking plants and other ag facilities in Kansas. Cattle slaughter totaled 484,000 head this past week, down more than 13 percent from the same week last year. ICE…

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Policy Articles

Farm Economic Frustration Spill Into Political Arena

Data Enhancements From USDA

Working Out Differences Between House and Senate Farm Bills

U.S.-China Trade Details

Red Dyed Diesel Fuel Seen as an Option to Lower Fuel Prices

Lacking Clarity

Burgum, ND Lawmakers Gather in Valley City

SD Corn Comments

Livestock Provisions Included in Farm Bill Proposal

ICE Enforcement Disrupts Cattle Slaughter

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