No Federal Ag Funds for Climate Hubs and Farmer's Share of Food Dollar Down
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The House appropriations bill that sets the 2026 fiscal year budgets for agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration includes NO FUNDS for the nation’s eleven regional climate hubs, established in 2014 to coordinate across USDA agencies on climate resiliency strategies.
This season’s abundant rainfall has left pastures rated at least 80% good to excellent in several southern states, including Alabama, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
However, frequent showers have also slowed fieldwork on many southern farms.
**The Public Lands Council and the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association announced support for the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act.
The legislation would delist the Mexican gray wolf and separate the populations in the U.S. and Mexico, allowing for proper management of the species.
PLC Executive Director, Kaitlynn Glover says for too long, ranchers in southern border states have shouldered the burden of managing this species with limited tools and little support.
**The “Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar,” released last week, highlights how little family farmers earn compared to how much consumers pay at the grocery store.
Family farmers get only a small fraction of their income from popular foods, an average of as low as 16.3%.
NFU President Rob Larew says family farmers and ranchers are working harder than ever and taking home less, all while corporate monopolies make record profits.
