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Senate Approves Extension of Funding for Grain Inspection and Farm Bill Programs

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Farm Bill, Funding, Legislative, Regulation, Wheat

Senate Passes USDA Funding and Farm Bill Extension in Measure to Reopen Government As part of efforts to reopen the federal government, the U.S. Senate has passed a funding measure that provides USDA appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and includes an extension of farm bill programs set to expire at the end of the year. The measure also extends federal …

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Government Shutdown End Hopeful

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy, Funding

Day 42 of the Government Shutdown: USDA Funding Nears Restoration, Crop Report Still Coming It’s day 42 of the partial government shutdown, but there’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel — though not without a few more delays. Enough Senate Democrats have broken from their voting bloc to allow a continuing resolution (CR) to reach the Senate …

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NCBA Provides Insight on the Continuing Resolution’s Impact on the Cattle Industry

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Legislative, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Regulation, USDA-APHIS

Congressional Appropriations Decisions Could Impact the U.S. Cattle Industry As Congress works through the process of continuing to fund the federal government, industry leaders are closely watching how decisions in Washington could affect agriculture. We spoke with Tanner Beymer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to get his take on the appropriations process and how it could directly influence …