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  • Off Base, Part 2: The View from the CBO Baseline
    Release of the CBO Baseline is an annual ritual required by federal budget policy, pursuant to which the Congressional Budget Office projects spending on certain programs ten years into the unknowable future. CBO released its February 2026 baseline ahead of schedule, providing a new look at agricultural policy after enactment of major changes in the […]
  • Projected Incomes on Owned vs Rented Farmland for 2026
    Projections in the latest Illinois Crop Budgets suggest negative returns on cash rented farmland for the 2026 crop year (see farmdoc daily article from January 13, 2026).  This article compares…

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HOUSE DEMS SPLIT, BUT NARROWING ON USMCA –

President Donald Trump has said there are enough Democratic votes in the House to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and lawmakers like Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, agree, but there are still deep reservations by some over how to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Agri-Pulse)

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NRCS ABUSES THREATEN LIVELIHOODS, MICHIGAN FARMER SAYS –

Michigan farmer Brad Smith spent 10 years, untold hours and thousands of dollars fighting USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in both the agency’s administrative system and the federal courts over a relatively tiny patch of land the federal government wrongly designated as a wetland. (Farm Bureau)

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