Deputy Sec. Vaden hints at new policy for farmers at the 2025 Farm Progress Show

The 2025 Farm Progress show is underway, and USDA’s second in command is making headlines.

Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden said the Trump Administration is considering some type of emergency relief later this year. It would serve as a bridge for farmers until they get commodity program payments on their 2025 crops next fall.

Vaden also addressed New World Screwworm, and he said the recent case of a Maryland resident bringing back the infection from a trip to Central America poses no threat to agriculture. He said USDA’s biggest concern is keeping the flies out of our cattle supply.

Vaden also expressed the President’s support for biofuels, calling this the most pro-biofuel Administration we have ever had.

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