Over the next six years, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refinery exemptions could steal 4.6 billion gallons of domestic ethanol demand—resulting in nearly $20 billion in potential sales lost, according to a recent analysis by the University of Missouri Food and…
Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent "extreme" weather events like droughts and floods, climate change is expected to negatively affect our ability to produce food…
Four Farm Bureau leaders, including American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duval, had a chance to express their trade concerns directly to President Trump on Wednesday. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence invited Duval, Texas president, Russell Boening, Illinois president,…
China reported two new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Xuancheng in Anhui province this weekend, from the eastern province of Anhui. This is the sixth and seventh confirmed disease report, in an outbreak that is sure to continue.…
South Korea is taking steps to reinforce its sampling methods for inspection of U.S. beef imports after the discovery of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six year-old mixed-breed beef cow from Florida. The Ministry of…
President Donald Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. and Mexico will forge a new trade accord and signaled that Canada could be left out of the trade equation altogether. “We’re going to call it the United States/Mexico Trade Agreement,” Trump…
Nearly half a million more cattle were added to feedlots since August last year. According to the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report, the 4.6% increase in the Aug. 1 inventory resulted in 11,093,000 cattle in feedlots. The 489,000 additional…
Pipeline Foods LLC., U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, will acquire a 3.4-million-bushel grain elevator from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company in Atlantic, Iowa. The company is investing in new equipment and…
In their Monday Crop Progress Report, USDA indicated crop conditions remain favorable throughout most of farm country. The corn crop continues to move along at a brisk pace with 44% of the crop in the dent stage. It’s a healthy-looking…
The U.S., Mexico and Canada have a good opportunity to reach a Nafta agreement this month, and getting there will depend on the political flexibility of the Trump administration, according to the top representative for Mexico’s private sector. Mexican Economy…