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USDA releases December 2025 red meat export data

U.S. pork exports posted the second highest value and third largest volume on record in 2025, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled...

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Farmer bridge assistance enrollment period begins

During the keynote speech at USDA's Ag Outlook Forum last Friday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the applications for the farmer bridge ...

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Farm Bill 2.0 provides additional certainty

House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson recently released the text of Farm Bill 2.0, or the "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026." Gr...

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Naig voices frustration over stalled federal E15 progress

Federal movement on year-round E15 access remains uncertain as February winds down, leaving biofuels supporters waiting for clearer direction from Con...

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