USDA Responsive to Prevent Plant Buy-Up
USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce told lawmakers that commodity program implementation is nearing completion, while lawmakers raised concerns about the likely return of prevent plant buy-up coverage, oversubscribed conservation programs, staffing shortages, ad hoc disaster payments and crop insurance costs in low-risk states.
SCOTUS Sides With Bayer on Roundup
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal law preempts state failure-to-warn claims against Roundup, handing Bayer a major victory and shielding the company from state cancer-warning lawsuits.
USDA June 1 Hogs and Pigs Report
The United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2026, was 73.7 million head. This was down slightly from June 1, 2025, and down slightly from March 1, 2026, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.