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Pork Producers Want Prop 12 Put Out to Pasture

The pork industry is still trying to turn California’s Proposition 12 into yesterday’s slop bucket. The wrinkle: National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys said at World Pork Expo that he expects Congress to pass legislation addressing Prop 12, which requires pork sold in California to meet specific animal-housing standards. The industry says it has been talking with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and wants a fix included in the farm bill. How we got her

Livestock

Government Payments Keep Farm Income From Face-Planting

Farm income is getting a government-funded seatbelt in 2026. The headline: USDA’s Economic Research Service forecasts net farm income at $153.4B in 2026, down slightly from 2025. Direct government payments are expected to hit $44.3B, up $13.8B from 2025. That is not exactly pennies in the couch cushions. The cushion: Increased federal payments and a strong cattle sector should keep farm earnings relatively stable despite no expected improvement in crop revenue. Translation: b

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Ag Trade Deficit Shrinks, But Don’t Pop the Corn Yet

The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is looking smaller on paper, which sounds great until you read the fine print. Always a dangerous hobby. By the numbers: USDA’s latest trade outlook puts fiscal 2026 agricultural exports at $176.5B and imports at $205.5B, leaving a projected deficit of $29B. That is still a deficit, but it is smaller than earlier estimates. So, yes, technically better. Please enjoy this tiny party hat. The catch: A smaller deficit does not automatically mea

Policy

6 hours ago

Pork Producers Want Prop 12 Put Out to Pasture

The pork industry is still trying to turn California’s Proposition 12 into yesterday’s slop bucket. The wrinkle: National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys said at World Pork Expo that he expects Congress to pass legislation addressing Prop 12, which requires pork sold in California to meet specific animal-housing standards. The industry says it has been talking with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and wants a fix included in the farm bill. How we got her

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Government Payments Keep Farm Income From Face-Planting

Farm income is getting a government-funded seatbelt in 2026. The headline: USDA’s Economic Research Service forecasts net farm income at $153.4B in 2026, down slightly from 2025. Direct government payments are expected to hit $44.3B, up $13.8B from 2025. That is not exactly pennies in the couch cushions. The cushion: Increased federal payments and a strong cattle sector should keep farm earnings relatively stable despite no expected improvement in crop revenue. Translation: b

Policy

6 hours ago

Ag Trade Deficit Shrinks, But Don’t Pop the Corn Yet

The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is looking smaller on paper, which sounds great until you read the fine print. Always a dangerous hobby. By the numbers: USDA’s latest trade outlook puts fiscal 2026 agricultural exports at $176.5B and imports at $205.5B, leaving a projected deficit of $29B. That is still a deficit, but it is smaller than earlier estimates. So, yes, technically better. Please enjoy this tiny party hat. The catch: A smaller deficit does not automatically mea

Policy

6 hours ago

Pork Producers Want Prop 12 Put Out to Pasture

The pork industry is still trying to turn California’s Proposition 12 into yesterday’s slop bucket. The wrinkle: National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys said at World Pork Expo that he expects Congress to pass legislation addressing Prop 12, which requires pork sold in California to meet specific animal-housing standards. The industry says it has been talking with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and wants a fix included in the farm bill. How we got her

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Solar Panels Meet Farm Bill Shade

Farm solar has become a side hustle with actual kilowatts. But H.R. 7567, the House-passed Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 could make some projects tougher to finance, especially ground-mounted solar on prime farmland. Because apparently even sunshine has to pass committee. Power struggle: Some farmers have used USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program grants to cut electric bills and add income, including dairy operations that turned barn roofs into power plants

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Jun 2

Cotton Gets a Closet Refresh

USDA has rolled out the Great American Cotton Plan, a policy wardrobe change aimed at strengthening cotton farms, restoring domestic textile manufacturing, expanding trade opportunities and nudging demand toward American-grown cotton. Somewhere, a bale just asked whether this comes in “farm economy chic.” Thread count: The cotton plan frames the crop as a rural economic engine and ties the plan to “Plant Not Plastic,” Buy American cotton goals and export finance. Every $1 at

Crops

Jun 2

Specialty Crops Get a Bigger Basket

The USDA is opening enrollment for a $1.625B Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers program, which is $625M more than the earlier $1B expectation. That is not exactly “money growing on trees,” but for fruit, vegetable and nut growers, it is at least money growing near trees. The wrinkle: Payments will be tiered from $25 to $650 per acre, based on eligible crop categories, with online enrollment starting June 1, Farm Service Agency office applications beginning June 8 and the

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Ag Trade Deficit Shrinks, But Don’t Pop the Corn Yet

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