agriculture

1. October 9, 2026News2 receipts2 min

   Diesel tax order directs conditional payment relief through December 31, with Treasury guidance still required to define coverage

   An October 5 executive order, published October 9, directs Treasury to determine whether it can defer certain diesel excise-tax payments incurred through December 31. It also directs an IRS announcement on penalties for highway use of dyed diesel. The order requires guidance identifying covered taxpayers, conditions and payment deadlines; it does not itself forgive deferred taxes.

   Also filed underdieselexcise-taxtreasurytransportation

2. October 8, 2026News2 receipts3 min

   FTC and USDA open a joint inquiry into farm equipment manufacturing and distribution, inviting farmers and repair shops to submit evidence of restrictions and retaliation by December 7

   The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a joint request for information on October 7, inviting farmers, independent repair providers, and current and former employees of agricultural equipment manufacturers and dealers to document restrictions and retaliation. The request, docket FTC-2026-1585, poses 13 numbered questions. Comments go through Regulations.gov and are due by December 7, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

   Also filed underantitrustright-to-repairftcusda

3. September 28, 2026News4 receipts4 min

   Corteva agrees to end pesticide rebates the FTC and 12 states say kept cheaper generics off distributors' shelves: for 10 years no loyalty rebate may hinge on buying more than half of an off-patent ingredient from Corteva, where the complaint alleged one Corteva program required generally at least 85 percent, and the states get $35 million to spend as their attorneys general see fit, while the case against Syngenta goes on.

   Corteva, Inc. has agreed to settle its part of the antitrust case the Federal Trade Commission and 12 states brought in 2022 over pesticide 'loyalty' rebates. Under a stipulated order filed September 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Corteva may not, for 10 years, run loyalty programs that condition payments or other benefits on a distributor buying more than 50 percent of its needs for an off-patent Corteva active ingredient from Corteva, or cap its generic purchases below 50 percent. The amended complaint alleged that one of the two Corteva programs it challenged set thresholds of generally at least 85 percent. Corteva will pay $35,000,000 to California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin; their attorneys general decide how to use it, and distribution to farmers is one of seven permitted uses. Corteva does not admit the allegations. The order takes effect when the judge signs it. The FTC's September 28 release says litigation against Syngenta remains ongoing.

   Also filed underftcantitrustpesticidescortevasyngentastate-attorneys-general

4. September 19, 2026News4 receipts3 min

   Two executive orders on beef: one tells USDA to expand investigations of meatpackers and report back in 60 days, the other opens the door to mandatory country-of-origin labeling and to delisting the gray wolf. Neither carries a dollar.

   Executive Orders 14424 and 14425, both signed September 4 and published September 10, address cattle. The first directs the Agriculture Secretary to prioritize and expand Packers and Stockyards Act investigations of meatpackers, increase staffing in three USDA offices, coordinate with the Justice Department under a 2025 memorandum, and report to the President within 60 days; it also promises a guaranteed loan program for small and regional beef processors, with no amount and no date. The second orders a 90-day review that may lead to mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, directs Interior to decide whether the gray wolf and Mexican wolf have met recovery criteria for delisting, and tells every agency to make sure the measures reach consumers 'in the form of lower prices'. It states that the national cattle herd is at a 75-year low while beef demand has risen almost 10 percent in a decade, without sourcing either figure. Neither order creates an enforceable right.

   Also filed underexecutive-orderbeefranchersantitrustendangered-speciesfederal-register

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