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The Modern Ag Alliance (MAA) welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, which affirms that the warnings a crop protection product’s label must carry are determined by EPA’s science-based review. The ruling preserves a consistent, nationwide labeling standard that farmers depend on every season. “Today’s opinion provides important clarity for farmers and the entire agricultural industry, ... Read More »

From Farmdoc Politico’s Grace Yarrow reported that “Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) released a farm bill proposal Tuesday that would make sweeping agriculture policy changes while excluding Democrats’ top demand, teeing up a partisan fight that could scuttle the package.” “Boozman’s budget-neutral draft legislation largely mirrors the GOP-led House farm bill that passed in April with the help of ... Read More »

The farmdoc team at the University of Illinois has released updated final estimates for 2025 Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for corn, soybean, and wheat base acres. These payments are scheduled to be received by farmers in October 2026. Using recently released NASS county yield estimates and Marketing Year Average (MYA) price projections from the ... Read More »

From Agrinews Total U.S. winter wheat production estimates were reduced to its lowest since 1965 as a severe drought continues in the Plains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its U.S. all winter wheat production estimate by 2% from last month to 1.03 billion bushels, 27% lower than last year. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From Farm Policy News Reuters’ David Shepardson reported that “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. might not renew its free trade agreement ​with Canada and Mexico and criticized trade deficits with those countries, ‌although he said he was talking with their leaders about the matter.” “The three countries need to approve a renewal of their existing agreement ... Read More »

From Successful Farming According to the latest USDA data, the nation’s winter wheat crop is in its worst condition since 2006. In its Crop Progress report, released Monday, the department rated 46% of the crop poor or very poor, which is the highest combined percentage since June 2006. Read the rest of the article here. Editor’s note: Washington’s winter wheat crop ... Read More »

From Progressive Farmer Landowners with acres potentially eligible to enroll as base acres for USDA commodity programs should get notifications sometime in the next month informing them about their eligibility. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

On May 18, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of Colton L. Buckley as chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the nation’s primary private lands conservation agency. Buckley, who currently serves as associate chief of NRCS, brings extensive leadership experience in conservation and agriculture policy to the role. As associate chief, he has overseen the agency’s ... Read More »

From agweb.com U.S. farmers this year will harvest their smallest wheat crop since 1972, as a severe drought in the U.S. Plains has curbed production of hard red winter wheat, the largest variety grown in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey by contacting over 90,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2026. “The June Agricultural Survey is one of the most significant and recognized surveys NASS conducts,” said Joseph L. Parsons, NASS administrator. “When producers ... Read More »