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German Winegrowers Expect Excellent Vintage but Less Wine as Costs and Policy Pressures Mount
Drought is expected to cut yields, but German growers still anticipate a qualitatively strong vintage. The sector is als...
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Senate Confirms Glen Smith to Lead USDA Rural Development
Former Farm Credit Administration CEO Glen Smith wins Senate confirmation as USDA undersecretary for rural development, ...
Agriculture
Brazil Offers R$12/Ton Subsidy to Northeast Sugarcane Producers Hit by US Tariffs and Climate
The federal government approved a R$270 million extraordinary aid for sugarcane farmers in the Northeast whose 2025/2026...
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Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Markup Stalls as Democrats Hold Firm on SNAP Delay
A partisan standoff over how quickly states must assume SNAP error-rate penalty costs stopped the farm bill from advanci...
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Antitrust Action on Farm Input Costs 'Coming,' USDA Vaden Tells Sugar Symposium
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden signaled that DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations into fertilizer, seed and ...
Agriculture
Senate Ag Chair Boozman Warns Farm Bill Clock Is Out of Time, Urges Committee Action This Week
Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman says failure to advance a 2026 farm bill out of committee on Thursday would mak...