The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives applauded President Joe Biden’s Buy American executive order signed this week. The action supports manufacturers, businesses and workers to ensure that federal purchasing programs follow Buy American requirements. The […]
Buying interest in farmland has been stable for the past several years. However, the level of interest grew starting last summer in the eastern Corn Belt. Farmers National Company reports prices for top-quality cropland sold […]
Family farms comprise 96 percent of all U.S. farms and 82 percent of the value of all agricultural products sold. The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released the data in the 2017 […]
Data shows dairy is bringing some comfort during a challenging time. Throughout the market ups and downs of the pandemic era, consumers love of dairy products has been constant, even rising in 2020 from 2019, […]
Pork became a driver at the retail meatcase during 2020, with increases in pounds sold and price-per-pound sold. According to Neal Hull, director of channel marketing with the National Pork Board, pork sales outpaced other […]
The pandemic has upended export shipping of Ag and other U.S. goods to key markets like China, creating a shortage of shipping containers and prompting exporters to ask the Biden Administration for help. Export demand […]
President Joe Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday in his first call with a foreign official. The leaders discussed combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening economic ties, defense and climate change. They also […]
The Department of Agriculture Monday announced Heather Dawn Thompson’s appointment as Director of the Office of Tribal Relations. USDA says Thompson is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a Harvard Law School graduate, […]
The National Pork Board recently announced the 2021 Pork Industry Forum will be a virtual event. The organization says the decision comes after much consideration and guidance from health officials. The event largely serves as […]
Industry insiders tell Reuters that a new form of African swine fever is popping up on Chinese pig farms. The timing is not good for the world’s biggest pork producer that’s still trying to recover […]