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The Office of The U.S. Trade Representative is scheduled to hold a hearing this week on the Phase One Trade Agreement with China negotiated during President Trump’s first term.

Last week, we told you USDA announced new funding focused on regenerative agriculture. But what does that mean, and what does it mean for the average farmer?

Farmers will see long-awaited relief from the estate tax next year, with the exemption rising to $15 million for individuals, and $30 million for married couples under the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

As he was announcing billions of dollars in relief payments to farmers, Bloomberg said President Trump pressured farm equipment manufacturers to drop their prices.

Congress has a reputation of fighting, sometime just to fight. Nowhere was that more true than in 2025, where Congress fought over nearly every piece of legislation important to the farming community.

Last week, the House passed the PERMIT Act, as an effort to streamline permitting under the Clean Water Act and ease the regulatory burden on agriculture.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom last week, demanding that the state abandon a proposal that would redistribute land based on race, ethnicity, and national origin

Every five years, the Dietary Guidelines are updated and released, based on current recommendations made by a scientific advisory committee.

The Food and Drug Administration recently granted Merck Animal Health a conditional approval for EXZOLT CATTLE-CA1 for both the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm and the treatment and control of cattle fever ticks.

The Organic Trade Association applauded the introduction of the Domestic Organic Investment Act in the House and Senate.