House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Pat Roberts (R- Kan.) and Ranking Members Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) made the following announcement today on the state of 2018 Farm Bill negotiations: “We’re pleased to…
President Donald Trump says he’ll likely push forward with plans to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, reports Jim Wiesemeyer of ProFarmer. In addition, President Trump indicated he would also slap duties on all remaining imports from the…
While 2018 corn and soybean crops are being harvested at record high yields, prices are still stuck in the basement. That fact is weighing on farmers and reflected in the latest Farm Journal Pulse Survey, conducted earlier this week. In…
New numbers show the number of cattle in the U.S. is continuing to grow, but cattle are still going to market. Cattle on Feed numbers from USDA show cattle and calves on feed totaled 11.7 million head. That's 3% higher…
Placements of calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 11.7 million head, as of Nov. 1, 2018. The inventory was 3% above the Nov. 1, 2017 report.…
Government health agencies in the U.S. and Canada warned consumers, retailers and restaurants to avoid romaine lettuce Tuesday in yet another E. coli outbreak with cases in 11 states and Canada. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all…
China's foreign ministry is blaming the U.S. for ruining the "harmonious atmosphere" at a meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea. For the first time in its 29 years of summits, leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting failed…
Cuban and U.S. trade representatives held a conference to explore expanding American agricultural exports to the island nation. Top officials from Cuba's Agricultural Ministry met with a combined U.S. delegation of businessmen and members of Congress to discuss ways to…
Animal health officials in southwest Asia are increasing measures to prevent African swine fever from entering their countries, after China reported confirmation of ASF contaminating feed supplies earlier this week. While ASF is not a danger to human health, the…
An important meeting for Chinese and U.S. officials ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina later this month. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, met with two-high ranking Chinese policymakers in Washington last Friday. It…