Agri-Pulse Daily Voice

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says he wants his department to make sure both producers and consumers have a viable safety net.

Congressional Republicans and the White House have been vocal about their goal to reform the tax code, but differences surrounding the border adjustment tax will loom large in the discussions.

A pair of neighboring senators have introduced a bill that they say would help farmers and ranchers going through bankruptcy. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Al Franken have reintroduced the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act.

The Department of Agriculture released its monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday, and it showed a slight uptick during the month of April.

The Trump administration budget released earlier this week pulls funding from the Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs, which many commodities use to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.

White House Special Assistant for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance Ray Starling spoke with the Organic Trade Association Wednesday, and he sought to assure the group that the administration is supportive of their business.

President Donald Trump is out with a budget that would cut USDA spending to a level that would require parting ways with over 5000 employees.

The Senate voted Monday night to confirm the nomination of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to be the next ambassador to China.

Times are tough in farm country, but a barometer from Purdue is showing an uptick in producer optimism.

Controversy surrounding the White House has led some to wonder if the GOP will be able to push major legislation like tax reform, but House Speaker Paul Ryan says otherwise.