Philip Brasher

The Agriculture Department has finalized some revisions to two major farm commodity programs, including rules for adding new base acres, but signup for the programs won’t be scheduled until after planting season at the earliest, according to a top USDA of... See more

House GOP Whip Tom Emmer says on this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that he doesn’t think fellow Minnesotan, Amy Klobuchar, will leave the Senate to run for governor. There has been talk that Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee,... See more

Farmer sentiment weakened a bit last month as producers’ future outlook softened somewhat, and there is ongoing concern about prospects for soybean exports, according to the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer’s overall index d... See more

The last survey of U.S. food security that the Agriculture Department is scheduled to produce found that 13.7% of households were food insecure in 2024, the highest rate since 2014. The Trump administration announced in September that it was ending the an... See more

The Agriculture Department is seeking public comment on ways to tighten reporting of foreign ownership of agricultural land, including proposed actions that may require congressional approval. An advanced notice of proposed rulemaking scheduled to be publ... See more