Sarah Gonzalez

The United States and Brazil — the world’s two largest country‑level fertilizer importers — “should step up efforts to expand domestic fertilizer production” to reduce exposure to global shocks, Purdue University economists say in a new assessment of fert... See more

Boozman sees farm bill markup happening in ‘weeks’ Ag committee lawmakers returned to Washington after the Easter recess with continued optimism that passage of a new, five-year farm bill is on the horizon. “I say weeks rather than months,” Senate Ag Chai... See more

Americans wasted less food in 2024, marking the first year-over-year decline in the post-pandemic period, according to a report from ReFED, a nonprofit focused on food waste. Total surplus food fell to 70 million tons — about 29% of the U.S. food supply —... See more

The Department of Agriculture is a “bloated Washington, D.C., bureaucracy,” the Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request says, proposing to cut USDA spending by $4.9 billion, or 19%, from current funding levels and eliminate international food ai... See more

USDA drops two of its most anticipated reports at noon — Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings — offering fresh numbers on crop supplies and early acreage intentions. Both can move markets, and both land before growers know what the weather will bring. T... See more