USDA Renames & Reworks Commodities Program | Female Farmer Leading States

4-15-25 -- A USDA release said the Trump administration was canceling the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program, which it called a “Biden-era climate slush fund,” but said it would allow projects to continue if they can show that “a significant amount of the federal funds awarded will go to farmers." The renamed Advancing Markets for Producers initiative will be aligned “with current Trump administration priorities,” USDA’s release says. Read more in Successful Farming: Rollins Overhauls, Renames Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative

4-12-25 -- President Donald Trump is suggesting that farmers will be able to petition the federal government to retain some farmworkers in the U.S. illegally, provided the workers leave the country and return with legal status. Trump's comments... are, though vague, the most detail the administration has provided on the fate of the nation's farmworkers without legal status under his plan for mass deportations. Those workers make up half the farm sector's workforce. USA Today has the story: Could undocumented farmworkers be legalized? Trump suggests it's possible

4-8-25 -- A quiet transformation is unfolding in American agriculture. Female farmers are taking on a larger role in shaping the future of farming, contributing to both local economies and national food production. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals a steady rise in the number of women involved in farm decision-making and management. Find out where in America women are making a big impact in agriculture in this MoneyTalksNews story: 15 states leading the rise of female farmers

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