A group of Georgia lawmakers is pitching an idea to scrap some GIPSA rules to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, a former Georgia Governor. A group of 10 members of Congress…
Perdue Continues Midwest Outreach
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue over the weekend continued his outreach to the Midwest as he completed his second week on the job. The former Georgia Governor met with farmers in…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…Soon after Sonny Perdue was confirmed as U.S. agriculture secretary last week, President Donald Trump met with farmers, signed executive orders and introduced a tax plan that includes repeal of…
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to School Nutrition Standard
…limited resources struggle to meet certain aspects of the Act. The flexibility outlined by the Secretary of Agriculture will be a great benefit to most of the nation’s school food…
Perdue Planning First Farm Policy Speech
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will speak in Iowa Friday, giving his first major farm policy speech. The Department of Agriculture says Secretary Perdue will travel to Nevada (nu-vay-duh), Iowa, to…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…market. Brazil closed its market to imports of U.S. fresh beef in 2003 over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Since then, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…and south of the U.S. are crucial to America’s dairy sector. In addition to speaking to elected officials, the members of the dairy coalition also met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny…
Commerce Department to End Mexican Sugar Dumping
…Alliance, says they are grateful the Department of Commerce is taking steps to bring Mexico into compliance with U.S. trade laws they were found guilty of breaking. However, Ag Secretary…
Finding a Balance for Food Labeling
Newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue answered questions from members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Perdue was asked about food labeling and what the new administration might do…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
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Canada/Mexico Doing NAFTA Renegotiations “Together”
…an executive order to withdraw from the agreement. They both phoned Washington and asked Trump to renegotiate, not withdraw, and Trump agreed. Both countries previously agreed to renegotiations months ago….
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
…Impact April 13, 2026 Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture April 10, 2026 Smart Water, Stronger Farms: Aqua4D’s Impact on Agriculture April 9, 2026 From Dairy to…
Dairy Industry Applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for Supporting School Milk Options
Dairy leaders thanked newly confirmed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for recognizing the important role school milk plays in ensuring school-aged children get the nutrition they need. In one of his…
NFU Calls on FTC to Oppose ChemChina Acquisition of Syngenta
…Chemical Corp’s (ChemChina) acquisition of Syngenta AG. In public comments to FTC Secretary Donald S. Clark, NFU President Roger Johnson asserted that the deal further consolidates the highly globalized agricultural…