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  • President Trump’s budget proposal cuts USDA funding by nearly 20%
    by Erin Anderson on April 10, 2026 at 6:02 pm

    An ag economist says President Trump’s 2027 budget proposal could impact several USDA programs that are needed by farmers and ranchers. Carl Zulauf with Ohio State University says the department’s funding would be cut by $4.9 billion. “The President’s priorities support programs that are private market oriented,” he says. “This is really significant for USDA because The post President Trump’s budget proposal cuts USDA funding by nearly 20% appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

  • Fertilizer prices to stay elevated through 2027 even if Strait of Hormuz reopens, says analyst
    by Carah Hart on April 10, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    The associate director of the Ag Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University says even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens today, U.S. agriculture will likely be dealing higher fertilizer prices for several seasons. Shawn Arita says getting things back to normal will take time, given the waterway must be secure and cleared, hundreds The post Fertilizer prices to stay elevated through 2027 even if Strait of Hormuz reopens, says analyst appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

  • A waiting game on the southern border
    by Meghan Grebner on April 10, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    USDA officials are still weighing when, or if, live cattle imports from Mexico can resume.  The threat of New World screwworm is ongoing, and the department has been conducting risk assessments as it considers reopening the southern ports.  Undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs Dudley Hoskins says the department has employees in country monitoring the The post A waiting game on the southern border appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

  • Cash dairy prices end the week higher
    by Larry Lee on April 10, 2026 at 5:08 pm

    Cash dairy prices were all higher Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.7050.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0250 at $1.5875.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5725 to $1.5825.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0025 at $1.5750.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.01 at $1.7475.  Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $1.7375 to $1.7475.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0550 at $2.1150, up thirteen cents since Tuesday.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $2.10 to $2.1150.  The post Cash dairy prices end the week higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

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