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A “Beautiful Bill” Aims to Reshape Agriculture and the Economy In Washington, lawmakers are discussing what’s being called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a major legislative proposal that promises to boost economic growth and restore fiscal sanity—especially in agriculture. The bill has received vocal support from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, who says it includes transformative policies across the board. …
The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced The National Farm Security Action Plan during a press conference earlier this week. USDA in a post on X said, “The National Farm Security Action Plan elevates American Agriculture as a key element of our nation’s security addressing urgent threats from foreign adversaries and strengthening the resilience of our nation’s food and …
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that they will be terminating 145 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) focused awards. The cuts, amounting to a maximum savings of $148.6 Million include programs that will be terminated including programs that would: Educate and engage socially disadvantaged farmers on conservation practices; a program that would create a new model for urban …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA/AMS) is offering three different grant programs for producers to strengthen local and regional food systems. Tricia Kovacs with AMS highlights these grant opportunities under the Local Agricultural Market Program (LAMP) which offers $26.5 Million through 3 programs. To learn more about the programs visit www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants Dale Sandlin reporting for Southeast AgNet. …
The House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing earlier this week to receive testimony from US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During the hearing Secretary Rollins highlighted the work conducted by the department since coming into office including the reduction in egg prices, efforts to eradicate New World Screwworm, reducing regulations for producers, processing disaster payments and opening new markets …
Payments to livestock producers who qualified under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) will be arriving soon to producers. Farm Service Agency Director Bill Beam shared details on these payments and what producers need to do if they qualify. Dale Sandlin with Southeast AgNet reporting Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a statement this week regarding disaster aid for farmers. With the process of distributing federal disaster aid to some states still ongoing, USDA Director of Communications Seth W. Christensen criticized Congressional Democrats in his statement for, “politicizing disaster aid for farmers in need across the country.” Christensen’s statement said, “Congressional Democrats are playing …
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida has a new CEO. Stacy Sikes, a native of Cobbtown, Georgia, brings with him a long history within the Farm Credit System, working as the Director of Farm Credit Express within Horizon Farm Credit and as a loan officer and area vice president for Ag South Farm Credit. We had the opportunity to sit down …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued a statement concerning the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
The Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or outright eliminate funding for many programs across the Agriculture Department, according to White House documents obtained, as it slashes workers and closes offices at the local level. The ‘passback’ document from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposing fiscal 2026 funding levels would gut research and conservation efforts, trim …
