U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said she plans for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to meet the March 21 deadline for distributing economic assistance payments to U.S. farmers.

03/06/25 - USDA to distribute economic assistance to farmers this month

Probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture who were let go may return to their jobs – for at least 45 days.


03/07/25 - Panel rules laid off USDA employees may return to jobs during review

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a pair of orders delaying tariffs on some products from Mexico and Canada, including some agricultural goods.

03/10/25 - Trump delays tariffs on some products from Canada, Mexico

Kenny Melton from BASF discusses new cotton varieties farmers may want to consider this planting season. 

03/13/25 - New cotton varieties for farmers to consider

The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association is holding its new stockman's sale this weekend in San Angelo.

03/12/25 - Sheep, goat raisers sale coming up

Cattle futures have been hit hard over the last few weeks, but last week saw the market stabilize and move higher. A cattle market analyst says futures may have hit a bottom.


03/11/25 - Cattle futures may have hit a bottom

Carey Martin sits down with Dr. Leslie Easterwood, the veterinarian for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

03/10/25 - Ensuring animal health at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

The National Pork Producers Council is calling on Congress to pass a new five-year farm bill this session to provide the certainty pork raisers across the country need.


03/11/25 - NPPC outlines farm bill priorities, including Prop 12 fix

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith of Missouri recently released a new report from the U.S. International Trade Commission examining the global competitiveness of U.S. rice producers.


03/12/25 - ITC study shows U.S. rice at disadvantage globally

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to review and potentially rewrite the definition of what makes a waterbody a Water of the U.S., or WOTUS, making it fall under federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction.


03/13/25 - EPA, Corps of Engineers to review WOTUS definition

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