Category Archives: Agriculture News
Prop 12 Called a Threat to All of American Agriculture
Lori Stevermer, president of the National Pork Producers Council, testified before the U.S. Senate Ag Committee on the state of the U.S. agricultural economy. Stevermer highlighted the top pork indust...
Cumulus Media Feb 28, 2025
Bipartisan Bill Would Crack Down on Foreign Purchases of Farmland
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025 to help safeguard rural communities and protect American farmland from being secretly bought by for...
Cumulus Media Feb 27, 2025
USDA Secretary Has Plan To Lower Egg Prices
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveils a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza.The goal is to protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower eg...
Cumulus Media Feb 26, 2025

The Ag Center Commodity Report for Tuesday, February 25
Cumulus Media Feb 25, 2025
Feds Announce First Water Allocation for 2025
The Bureau of Reclamation’s initial allocation for California farmers on the west side of the Central Valley south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta is more than twice what the initial all...
Cumulus Media Feb 25, 2025
USDA Will Release Millions of Frozen Farmer Funds
The Ag Department recently announced it will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration's push to overhaul the fede...
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2025

The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, February 20
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2025

The Ag Center Commodity Report for Tuesday, February 18
Cumulus Media Feb 24, 2025
New USDA Secretary Takes Office
Brooke Rollins won confirmation as the new Secretary of Agriculture by a 72-28 Senate vote.She also becomes only the second woman to lead the agency.The 52-year-old Texan was Trump's domestic policy c...
Cumulus Media Feb 14, 2025
Another Agriculture Group Takes Issue with Dietary Guidelines Report
The National Chicken Council is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to reject recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee emphasizing plant-based proteins over lean m...
Cumulus Media Feb 13, 2025
Poll
Daily Buzz Question 2.20.26
Which is riskier for the U.S. right now in dealing with Iran:
Taking action
Not taking action
Both are equally risky
Neither — the risks are being overstated
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Voting Ends: Feb 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM




