After years of facing a declining safety net under the 2018 farm bill, the 2025 budget reconciliation package boosts spending for farm programs. The bill also includes a mix of tax provisions that farmers and other small businesses can use to invest in equipment, pass on their farms to heirs, or buy and sell farmland under more favorable terms.
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked for the U.S. Solicitor General's input on Bayer's Roundup petition regarding whether federal pesticide labeling laws preempt state failure-to-warn claims. The court also denied an Iowa Pork Producers Association petition on California's Proposition 12.
