Please use the link below for a glance at the upcoming events for the week of December 29. Document here.

ACSA is urging support for S. 2909, the Seasonal Ag CDL Modernization Act. The bill would allow online renewal of restricted CDLs, align federal definitions of “implements of husbandry” with existing FMCSA policy, and reduce compliance burdens for rural seasonal drivers, while maintaining all current safety requirements. Letter here. Paper here.

The USDA has designated Missouri and Texas as storage deficit areas for the 2025-crop Cotton Marketing Assistance Loan program. ACSA will continue to monitor these developments. More here.

ACSA joined leading agricultural organizations in urging the Senate Commerce Committee to confirm Michelle Schultz and Richard Kloster to the Surface Transportation Board. Both nominees bring critical experience and leadership needed to maintain reliable, competitive freight rail service. Their confirmation will help ensure continued efficiency and stability across the rail network that supports American export […]

Over the weekend, President Trump selected Michael Selig as his nominee for Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), pending Senate confirmation.  Selig currently serves as Chief Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force.  Although Selig’s nomination has not been formally announced by the White House, see White House Crypto Czar David Sacks post on X here, and Selig’s […]

Over the past several months, the National Cotton Council’s Quality Task Force and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) have been working to expand the number of bales included in the ongoing Four-Bale Module Averaging Pilot program, which is not limited to four bales per group. See updated fact sheet from USDA-AMS on […]