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Judge Stephen Vaden Confirmed as Deputy Ag Secretary — Industry Reacts Stephen Vaden, a judge on the U S Court of International Trade and former General Counsel for USDA, was confirmed Tuesday as the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in a 51-44 Senate vote along party lines Vaden will serve under Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins
Reviewing the House Agriculture Committee’s Reconciliation Bill For crop insurance, the House Agriculture Reconciliation bill proposes keeping the highest level at 85% for individual coverage and at 95% for area coverage, while adding a top coverage level of 90% for coverage aggregated across multiple commodities
Iowa Lawmakers Approve Budget for Agriculture, Natural Resources State representatives approved a budget from the Senate on Tuesday that would increase funding for agriculture and natural resources departments by $682,000 compared to the current fiscal year
3 Big Things Today, June 25, 2025 - Successful Farming About 66% of U S soybeans were in good or excellent condition as of Sunday, on par with the previous week’s ratings, the Department of Agriculture said in a report this week Sixty-eight percent of the U S corn crop earned top ratings, down from 72% a week earlier
Ponzi Scheme Beef Company Ordered to Pay $103 Million A court has ordered the cattle and beef marketing company Agridime to pay $103 million in restitution after operating as a Ponzi scheme that cost North Dakota investors an estimated $40 million North Dakota officials last year estimated 149 people in the state, many of them ranchers, were owed about $40 million by Agridime Some ranchers also were owed money for cattle they delivered to
USDA Appoints More State Directors to Lead FSA and Rural Development . . . On Tuesday, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the appointment of new Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development state directors These follow the first slate of appointments announced at the beginning of May
USDA Offices, Including FSA and NRCS, Disappear From DOGE’s Lease . . . The Department of Government Efficiency has recently quietly updated the lease terminations listed on its Wall of Receipts, removing more than 70 USDA agency offices Over half of the removed listings were for Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service offices
3 Big Things Today, April 17, 2025 - Successful Farming About 47% of the U S winter crop was in good or excellent condition at the start of the week, down from 48% a week earlier and 55% during the same week last year, the Department of Agriculture said in a report
Government Payments Push Kansas Farm Income Higher in 2025 Amid Global . . . Kansas farm income in 2025 is expected to be among the strongest in the last 20 years, bolstered by $2 billion in government payments for depressed crop prices and weather conditions, an agricultural economics expert said Tuesday last week