POLITICO Morning Agriculture


The future of WIC’s fruit and veggie benefit
Mon Apr 20 10:00 am
A popular fruit and vegetable benefit for low-income moms and babies is on the chopping block. Will Congress follow through?
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‘It looked like a ghost town’
Mon Apr 13 10:00 am
Low staffing at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is stalling farmers’ regenerative agriculture projects across the country.
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More cuts to rural and food programs?
Mon Apr 06 10:00 am
Groups slammed the White House’s proposed budget, which they said would weaken the nation’s health and the farm economy.
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Farm bankruptcies climb
Mon Mar 30 10:00 am
Farms keep getting bigger, even as more close each year — suggesting that small and family farms are hit hardest by economic headwinds.
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Iran roils loyal GOP voters
Mon Mar 23 10:00 am
Republicans are worried the Trump administration is not doing enough to support farmers as the U.S.-Israel war in Iran drives up operating costs.
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Treasury boosts fertilizer imports
Mon Mar 16 10:00 am
The Treasury Department is allowing more Venezuelan fertilizer to be imported into the United States.
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Iran war spikes input costs
Mon Mar 09 10:00 am
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has stalled shipments of fertilizer from the Middle East to America, causing prices to surge at the start of spring planting season.
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Welcome to farm bill week
Mon Mar 02 10:00 am
The stalemate over farm bill negotiations has cast doubt on the future of the traditionally bipartisan coalition.
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