FARM RELIEFTrump’s USDA Hits the Gas While Kansas Farmers Fight the Weather
A prefilled disaster application and billions in relief put Washington’s paperwork machine on the side of the people who feed America.
Business & Agriculture
Kansas farms, jobs, trade, energy and the policies shaping the state economy.
FARM RELIEF
AG EXPORTSKansas Farmers Don’t Need Permission—Trump Is Giving Them a Sales Force
With $4.97 billion already moving through 83 markets, Kansas agriculture is ready to compete while Washington helps open the next door.
ETHANOLTrump Breaks the E15 Bottleneck—and Kansas Corn Is Coming Through
The EPA’s move gives Kansas corn a bigger fuel market while drivers get more choices at the pump.
45Z TAX CREDITMarshall Takes a Blowtorch to Washington’s 45Z Maze
The Kansas senator is turning Trump’s biofuel promise into a fight over tax-code fine print, domestic fuel and rural power.
CROP INSURANCETrump Armors Kansas Farms Against Weather, Prices and Washington’s Old Rules
Expanded crop insurance and commodity support give Kansas producers more room to fight through the next bad year.
DISASTER RELIEFWhen Fire Comes for Kansas Ranches, Trump’s USDA Fights Back
Wildfire and drought programs give ranchers tools to save the herd, restore the land and outlast the disaster.
FAMILY FARMTrump Stops the Taxman from Forcing Kansas Farms onto the Auction Block
New land-transfer and equipment rules give Kansas families more control over who farms the ground and how the next investment gets made.
FARM & FOODTrump’s MAHA Fight Puts Kansas Farmers Above the Food Bureaucracy
The people who grow Kansas food are finally being asked to help solve America’s health crisis instead of being blamed for it.
BEEF PRICESTrump Throws a Punch at the Beef Squeeze—and Kansas Is in the Ring
An 80,000-ton beef decision puts Kansas ranchers at the center of the fight over record ground-beef prices.
FARM POLICYMarshall vs. Sacramento: Kansas Farms Will Not Take Orders From California
The Kansas senator is drawing a bright line against Proposition 12 and the activists trying to make one state’s rules everybody’s rules.
FARM CREDITMarshall Takes a Hammer to the Rate Shock Hitting Rural Kansas
The ACRE Act would make Washington’s tax code work for farm country instead of squeezing it from the sidelines.
CROP INSURANCEMarshall Tells Washington to Stop Waiting for the Next Farm Disaster
The FARMER Act would put stronger crop-insurance protection in Kansas producers’ hands before the storm arrives.
LIVESTOCK INNOVATIONMarshall Takes on FDA Red Tape Before It Crushes the Next Kansas Feed Breakthrough
The FEED Act would give livestock innovators a lane instead of a maze—and put Kansas producers ahead of Washington delay.
ETHANOLMarshall and Trump Open the Pump to Kansas Corn—Washington Should Get Out of the Way
A White House energy push and a bipartisan Senate bill would give farmers more buyers and drivers more choice.
DATA CENTERSMasterson Says Build It Here as Kansas Data-Center Opponents Demand a Halt
The Kansas incentive law sets investment on Kansas terms while a growing opposition tries to shut the door on the AI economy.
SOLAR SALESRepublican Leo Delperdang Tells Solar Salesmen: Put It in Writing or Walk
The GOP committee chairman turned real Kansas consumer warnings into a new rule: paperwork first, pressure last.
MANUFACTURINGMoran Points to De Soto Battery Plant as a Kansas Manufacturing Win
The Republican senator says Panasonic’s 300-acre factory can keep Kansas talent home and put advanced manufacturing on the map.