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R-CALF Seeks America First Trade Policy for Lamb & Mutton

Published March 19, 2025

R-CALF USA is asking the Commerce Department to begin a Section 232 investigation into lamb and mutton imports. Imports now represent 70 percent of the U.S. lamb and mutton market. R-CALF said the import relief measures would revitalize the domestic…

ECAP Enrollment Begins

Published March 19, 2025

Signup is underway for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Up to $10 billion in direct assistance will be available for the 2024 crop year. To simplify the process, the Farm Service Agency will send pre-filled applications to farmers who submitted…

ECAP Payment Rates Announced

Published March 19, 2025

To make sure the government doesn’t exceed available funding, the initial ECAP payments will be at 85 percent of the total program payment rate. Payment rates include $42.91 per acre for corn, $29.76 per acre for soybeans and $30.69 for…

Comment Period Reopened for Monarch ESA Listing

Published March 19, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The monarch butterfly is found in the lower 48 states, making…

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ARC Expected to be Popular Choice

Published March 18, 2025

The deadline for multi-peril crop insurance changes has come and gone, but NAU Country Vice President of Farm Services Rich Morrison reminds us the farm program deadline is April 15. Morrison expects the county ARC program to be popular. "Corn, soybean and…

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MFBF Minute

Published March 18, 2025

Minnesota Farm Bureau Vice President Carolyn Olson recaps the recent Minnesota Farm Bureau trip to Washington D.C. in the latest edition of the MFBF Minute. Click here to listen.

Market Access for U.S. Pork Maintained

Published March 18, 2025

U.S. red meat processing plant registrations for exports to China implemented under the Phase I trade agreement of 2020 expired at mid-month. However, China started the past week by renewing its registrations for more than 360 U.S. pork processing plants,…

Walz Signs Grain Buyer Bill

Published March 18, 2025

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed his first bill for the current session and it is an agriculture bill. The legislation reduces the cost of annual financial reporting for small grain buyers. For example, those purchasing under $7.5 million per year…

Feeding the Economy

Published March 18, 2025

Thirty-six food and agriculture groups have released their annual Feeding the Economy report. This study analyzes the entire agricultural supply chain. For 2025, agriculture contributed $9.5 trillion to the U.S. economy. That’s down marginally from last year’s $9.6 trillion. In…

Increased Environmental Benefits of Wheat Production

Published March 18, 2025

The U.S. wheat industry is touting its sustainability story. A study conducted by U.S. Wheat Associates, National Association of Wheat Growers and National Wheat Foundation considered wheat farming practices from 1978 to 2018. The research found greenhouse gas emissions are…

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R-CALF Seeks America First Trade Policy for Lamb & Mutton

ECAP Enrollment Begins

ECAP Payment Rates Announced

Comment Period Reopened for Monarch ESA Listing

ARC Expected to be Popular Choice

MFBF Minute

Market Access for U.S. Pork Maintained

Walz Signs Grain Buyer Bill

Feeding the Economy

Increased Environmental Benefits of Wheat Production

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