The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs including the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC). Agricultural producers can submit applications to USDA’s Farm Service Agency for ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year from Jan. 21 to April 15 and for DMC for the 2025 coverage year from Jan. 29 to March 31.
Farm Journal’s annual Top Producer Summit, agriculture’s premier educational and networking event for forward-thinking farmers and ranchers, is set for Feb. 17-19, at the Loews Hotel in Kansas City. The event will bring producers of nearly a dozen commodities together to share business opportunities and ideas for taking their operations to the next level.
Ranking Member Angie Craig, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, announced that the following Democratic Members of Congress were approved by the House Democratic Caucus to serve on the House Agriculture Committee.
Join the Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit on March 17 in Washington, D.C., to learn from leading industry experts about how these changes could impact you and your businesses. This year’s theme – “Navigating Taxes, Trade and Technology: What’s Ahead for Food & Agriculture?” – will feature keynote speakers and panelists focused on these topics and provide plenty of time for networking with speakers and other industry leaders. The Summit will be held at the National Press Club, offering in-person and virtual attendance options. Registration is now open and you can take advantage of early bird registration rates here. The tentative agenda is available here.
President-elect Donald Trump made three nominations for positions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Richard Fordyce to serve as the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Dudley Hoskins to serve as the USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) and Luke Lindberg to serve as the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA).
CNH announces the appointment of Luis Abreu as Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, he joins the Company’s Global Leadership Team (GLT), which is empowered to carry out the fast and effective delivery of CNH’s strategic priorities for profitable long-term growth globally.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) published its 2025 Corn Competitiveness Report providing a roadmap for the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress to bolster the economic outlook for farmers and rural America. The report comes as corn growers are forecasted to face a third year of negative returns in 2025.
The American Soybean Association is accepting applications for the Valent and ASA Ag Voices of the Future program, which will be held July 14-17 in conjunction with the ASA summer board meeting and Soy Issues Forum in Washington, D.C.
National Farmers Union (NFU) proudly supports the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorneys general of Minnesota and Illinois against John Deere & Co., alleging the company’s repair restrictions violate competition laws. NFU filed a formal complaint with the FTC and has long been at the forefront of the fight for farmers’ right to repair.
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) elected Pat Clements as President during their 2025 Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Clements is a 6th generation wheat grower and livestock farmer from Springfield, KY, and has spent 47 years in the farm supply business.
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced Alexis Taylor will become the association’s chief global policy officer. Taylor, who has most recently served as the Under Secretary of Trade & Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will join the organization after nearly two decades of public service in trade and agriculture policy.
