The House passed the agricultural appropriations bill for FY 2015 yesterday, and its biggest controversy revolves around USDA efforts to make school lunches more nutritious. FY 2015 Appropriations Bill The House passed the agricultural appropriations bill for FY 2015 yesterday. In total, the bill provides $142.5 billion in both discretionary and mandatory funding, $1.5 billion less than the president requested and $3 billion below the FY 2014 enacted level. Discretionary funding alone is $20.9 billion, the same as the FY 2014 enacted level. Highlights for livestock-related programs include:
Animal and Plant Health: The legislation includes $870.7 million for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $45.8 million above th...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
