1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "as the holidays approach, #BirdFlu is again sweeping through commercial and backyard #poultry flocks, infecting and killing more than 8.9 million turkeys, chickens, and ducks in the U.S. since September." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/bird...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "two cargo vessels were headed for #grain port terminals near New Orleans on Monday to load with the first U.S. #soybean shipments to #China since May, according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/us-s...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "Tyson Foods will close a major #beef plant in Lexington, #Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees in January after U.S. #cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/tyso...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump on Thursday removed his 40% #tariffs on #Brazilian food products, including #beef, #coffee, cocoa and fruits that were imposed in July." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "agricultural lenders surveyed in the new 2025 ABA/Farmer Mac Agricultural Lender Survey expect only 52% of U.S. #farm borrowers will be #profitable this year, signaling a sharp decline from recent years." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/only...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says #trade deal negotiations during the shutdown could impact the possibility of #farmer #assistance this year." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/farm...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has bought nearly a million tons of US #soybeans, a move that ends a temporary pause and appears to signal commitment to a trade truce agreed late last month." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "new data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether #China will really buy millions of bushels of American #soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the USDA "is set to release a hotly anticipated #crop report, including the government’s first estimates of the two feed crops since mid-September, before the harvest had taken shape." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed into law a measure to end the longest-ever #GovernmentShutdown after 43 days (and) fully fund #USDA and FDA for fiscal 2026." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/govt...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China’s purchases of American #soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest economies." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump on Friday accused #meatpacking companies of driving up U.S. beef prices, which have hit records, through manipulation and collusion, and ordered the Justice Department to investigate." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/doj-...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "a new stopgap #spending bill that would reopen the government includes a one-year extension of #FarmBill programs that were left out of a budget reconciliation bill earlier in the year." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/farm...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products (including #wheat and #sorghum) after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant #soybean buys." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Trump's global #tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after #SupremeCourt justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/supr...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China will suspend retaliatory #tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods ... Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. #soybeans still face a 13% tariff." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration (still) plans to roll out an initial payment of up to $12 billion for #farmers hurt by the president’s #tariff policies once the government shutdown ends." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the USDA's "National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) said on Friday that it will release several key #agriculture #reports in November, including a monthly crop supply and demand report." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/11/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "nearly 42 million people are set to lose #food #aid due to the second-longest U.S. #GovernmentShutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/snap...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of #soybeans this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, providing some relief to US farmers who have anxiously awaited the resumption of exports." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. #soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal #food #aid will not go out on Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/no-s...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of US #soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "twenty-five states told POLITICO that they are issuing notices informing participants of the Supplemental #Nutrition #Assistance Program ... that they won’t receive checks next month." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/half...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump attacked US #cattle ranchers over their criticism of his plan to slash record #beef #prices by importing significantly more tariff-free meat from #Argentina." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration is moving forward with distributing #commodity program #payments due to farmers this month and also plans to 'resume Farm Service Agency core operations.'" farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#China #imported no #soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States could purchase #Argentinian #beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to bring down the #price of #beef for consumers during an event in the Oval Office on Thursday." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration said that its #immigration crackdown is hurting #farmers and risking higher #food #prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/immi...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "US President Donald Trump said he might stop #trade in cooking #oil with #China, injecting fresh tensions into the relationship between the world’s two largest economies." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the #GovernmentShutdown is creating financial heartburn for #farmers across the country, stalling the delivery of farm loans, the release of critical market reports and ... plans for cash bailouts." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/govt...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News covers how "President Donald Trump on Friday said he will impose a new 100% #tariff on #imports from #China starting Nov. 1 following Beijing’s decision to tighten exports of critical minerals." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "US #farmers are concerned about current economic conditions but are optimistic about the long-term outlook of the agricultural #economy, according to" the latest Purdue Ag Economy Barometer. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/farm...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration has pushed back its plans to roll out economic #aid for #farmers this week due to the #GovernmentShutdown, according to four people familiar with the talks." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/farm...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the Trump admin "is expected to announce a plan as soon as (today) to bail out U.S. #farmers stung by trade disputes and big harvests, with the initial outlay potentially totaling up to $15 billion." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/farm...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi #rivers are likely to reach critically low stages soon, forcing shippers to light-load #harvest-season grain barges for the fourth year in a row." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/low-...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Trump is considering providing $10 billion or more in #aid to U.S. #farmers as the agriculture sector warns of economic fallout from his far-reaching tariffs." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/trum...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. federal government shutdown that began Wednesday will halt some #payments to #farmers and delay access to federal farm #loans." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/govt...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how now that the U.S. #government has entered a #shutdown, "about 42,000 #USDA staff will be furloughed, according to the agency’s 2025 shutdown contingency plan, roughly half the agency’s employees." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/10/near...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the #USDA says it is ready in the event of a federal #government #shutdown Wednesday in the absence of budget legislation." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division will work with the Department of #Agriculture to look closely at the rising #cost of agricultural inputs like fertilizer and seeds." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/doj-...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will use #tariff revenue to offer cash #bailouts for #farmers who are struggling with trade uncertainty and other economic headwinds." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/tari...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the U.S. will offer #financial support to #Argentina to prop up its ailing economy, prompting frustration from #soybean producers, for whom Argentina is a key competitor." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/soyb...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the team of federal #economists and #researchers responsible for producing the government survey that measures #hunger in America were put on indefinite paid leave Monday." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/usda...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "#Chinese buyers booked at least 10 cargoes of #Argentine #soybeans after Buenos Aires on Monday scrapped grain export taxes, three traders said on Tuesday, dealing another setback to U.S. farmers." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/chin...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how #Mexico "confirmed a new case of New World #screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 21." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/scre...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "Nebraska has confirmed its first case of #BirdFlu in a dairy #cattle herd as a lingering 18-month outbreak continues to afflict livestock nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/bird...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how "the Trump administration is drawing up plans to use #tariff revenue to" "#support US farmers as they head into harvest facing falling export sales and rising input costs," ag secretary Rollins said. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/tari...

1/ Today's Farm Policy News Summary covers how the EPA "issued a proposal for reallocating to large refineries the #biofuel blending obligations waived under the Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) program, offering two primary options of 50% and 100%." farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/epa-...