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The Fence Post At the Commodity Classic on Sunday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollis declined to promise to maintain crop insurance premium subsidies at current levels, but said conservation funds blocked by the Trump administration will be released. Asked by a reporter at a news conference before she delivered her speech…

From Reuters Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have declined sharply since the Washington-Beijing trade war during President Donald Trump’s first term, are expected to drop further as Beijing prepares retaliatory measures against fresh U.S. tariffs. Read the rest of the article here.

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers Feb. 21 marked the first major deadline of the 2025 legislative session when bills must have been voted out of their respective policy committees to still be considered alive for this session. The second deadline is less than a week away…

From agweb.com It’s been just over two months since Congress passed the American Relief Act, which contains $9.8 billion in market relief payments. Congress gave USDA 90 days to issue the payments, and with less than 30 days left before the deadline, farmers are asking one question: when will those payments…

From the Capital Press The Treasury Department reset the deadline for businesses to report under the Corporate Transparency Act to March 21 after a federal judge lifted his order that had been blocking the law. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle in Tyler, Texas, said Feb. 18 lifting the stay was…

From Successful Farming Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first month in office, President Donald Trump…

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers Feb. 16 marked the 35th day of the legislative session. There is less than a week to go until the first big deadline for policymakers. Feb. 21 is the deadline for when all bills must have advanced out of their policy…

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome new legislation introduced Feb. 11 that would move the Food for Peace international food assistance program under USDA’s administration. The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Tracey Mann of Kansas, Rick Crawford of Arkansas, Dan Newhouse of Washington,…

By Diana Carlen Lobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat Growers We have completed the fourth week of the 2025 Washington State Legislative Session. Feb. 8 marked day 27 of the 105-day session. Committee hearings were the prime focus this week, but there was some floor action as well. We are less…

From the Capital Press Art Douglas admitted his weather forecast isn’t especially ‘rosy’ this year. Easily 60% of the U.S. is under drought, and that’s likely to expand in February through the summer, Douglas told farmers Feb. 4 at the Spokane Ag Show. Douglas, professor emeritus at Creighton University in…