Agri-Pulse

3 days ago | agri-pulse.com | Oliver Ward

A segment of the beef industry is planning to petition the Trump administration to use a forthcoming review of a North American trade pact to revive mandatory country-of-origin labeling. But the industry remains divided on the issue, and some argue negotiating efforts would be better focused elsewhere. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement comes up for its six-year mandatory review in 2026 and officials are expected to solicit feedback from industry in the fall.

4 days ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The average farm would pay $5,125 more in taxes each year should Congress fail to extend expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The additional taxes would total $9.3 billion for the ag sector. The biggest impact would come from higher individual tax rates and the expiration of the 20% deduction for pass-through business income.

6 days ago | agri-pulse.com | Philip Brasher

Senate Republicans are sharply divided over key parts of the House GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill and President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda ahead of a critical summer session and a looming deadline imposed by the U.S. debt ceiling. Sen.

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The attorneys general of Oregon and New York called a decision by the Court of International Trade Wednesday striking down worldwide 10% tariffs a victory for small businesses. “These tariffs are a massive tax hike on working families and American businesses that would have led to more inflation, economic damage to businesses of all sizes, and job losses across the country if allowed to continue,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the farm bill’s Swampbuster provision, which puts producers at risk of losing access to farm program benefits if caught destroying protected wetlands. U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams of Iowa’s Northern District wrote in an opinion that Congress has the power to place conditions on federal funding given to farmers.