Federal

From the Capital Press The American Farm Bureau and 11 other farm groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to shield the Monsanto Company from lawsuits alleging glyphosate causes cancer. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s line of Roundup products, revolutionized the agricultural industry when it was introduced in 1974, the farm groups stated in a friend-of-the-court brief filed May 9. ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have further extended the public comment period for their re-do environmental review of Columbia River systems operations to Aug. 15. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From the Capital Press The Environmental Protection Agency has released a three-step framework for regulating insecticides, winning praise from farm groups, state agriculture departments and the USDA for reworking a widely criticized plan proposed last year by the Biden EPA. The EPA released its final “insecticide strategy” on April 29, one day before a court-set deadline to come up with ... Read More »

From PNW Ag Network The first 100 days of the 2nd Trump Administration have been a rollercoaster ride for the American Farmer, most notably lead by tariffs and trade wars.  The Administration has placed a variety of tariffs on some of the United States’ closest allies, China and others, leading to retaliatory tariffs.  While it has yet to be seen if this ... Read More »

From Farm Policy News Agri-Pulse’s Noah Wicks and Steve Davies reported Wednesday that “the Trump administration’s plan for reorganizing and downsizing USDA should be out by the middle of May, and it will likely call for consolidating some programs with other agencies, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.” Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From World-Grain.com The effects of global tariffs imposed and then placed on hold by US President Donald Trump would be wide-ranging across grain-based foods. If the threatened tariffs materialize and retaliatory actions are taken broadly by trading partners of the United States, the direct impact will be significant for segments of the grain, flour milling and baking sectors. Read the ... Read More »

From the Spokesman-Review President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war, raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% last week even as he paused some taxes on imports from other countries. But another part of his administration’s plan to compete with Beijing’s influence could hit Washington state farmers even if they don’t send their crops to China. In February, the ... Read More »

From Farm Progress Do you grow wheat like your dad or grandfather did? Probably not. What does that mean for the environment? What lessons apply to growing wheat today? Three national wheat organizations decided to find out. The National Association of Wheat Growers, U.S. Wheat Associates and National Wheat Foundation commissioned researchers at two ag colleges to cooperatively conduct a ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Clark Hamilton wants fellow farmers to know how hard U.S. Wheat Associates is working on their behalf. As chairman of U.S. Wheat, the overseas marketing arm for the industry, Hamilton traveled the globe over the last year. He visited U.S. Wheat offices, attending conferences in Asia and South America and meeting customers, hearing from them about ... Read More »

The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) announced today that its CEO, Chandler Goule, will be stepping down from his position in July 2025. “The past nine years at NAWG have been incredibly rewarding. I am confident that NAWG is in a stronger position today than when I first started. One of my proudest accomplishments has been winning our Prop ... Read More »