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Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs on trading partners
President Trump recently announced reciprocal tariffs on a sweeping list of U.S. trading partners. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said there are two sets of tariffs to keep in mind. Salmonsen said tariffs will go into effect quickly, though consumers may not see impacts right away. Salmonsen said the main concern for U.S. farmers and ranchers is that trading partners could retaliate with increased tariffs on American commodities....
U.S. Export Sales Report (4-3-25)
Since this week’s U.S. Export Sales Report looks at the prior week for export numbers, we haven’t seen the impact of the renewed tariffs yet. However, the current market prices are absolutely reacting to that news. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an...
Reinventing pork for the future
Taste What Pork Can Do™ is the new tagline set to launch with consumers in May digitally. Gordon Spronk, a National Pork Board member from Minnesota, says pork promotion started in 1985, but the focus of the new campaign is to reach consumers by concentrating on...
Oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA
A coalition of U.S. oil and biofuel groups met with the Environmental Protection Agency this week to push for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending. Three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters that the EPA meeting may signal that the agency is...
Secretary Rollins pushes for USDA focus and reform
The nation is sharply divided over the role of the newly empowered Department of Government Efficiency, with fierce party-line battles over its true purpose. Critics argue that it has become a political weapon, wielded to justify what they see as the systematic...
Still plenty of questions about climate-smart agriculture
There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years about the opportunities within climate-smart agriculture. It’s a far cry from how the ag industry was even 30 years ago. Jon Doggett, former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, said that, unfortunately, we’ve...
Cattle producers want to keep Section 199A
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is renewing its push for the Section 199A tax deduction. Kelsea Kemp, NCBA associate director of government affairs, said this is a very important tool for producers, and it’s one of their top priorities for the...
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Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs on trading partners
President Trump recently announced reciprocal tariffs on a sweeping list of U.S. trading partners. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said there are two sets of tariffs to keep in mind. Salmonsen said tariffs...
U.S. Export Sales Report (4-3-25)
Since this week’s U.S. Export Sales Report looks at the prior week for export numbers, we haven’t seen the impact of the renewed tariffs yet. However, the current market prices are absolutely reacting to that news. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an...
Reinventing pork for the future
Taste What Pork Can Do™ is the new tagline set to launch with consumers in May digitally. Gordon Spronk, a National Pork Board member from Minnesota, says pork promotion started in 1985, but the focus of the new campaign is to reach consumers by concentrating on...
Oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA
A coalition of U.S. oil and biofuel groups met with the Environmental Protection Agency this week to push for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending. Three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters that the EPA meeting may signal that the agency is...
Secretary Rollins pushes for USDA focus and reform
The nation is sharply divided over the role of the newly empowered Department of Government Efficiency, with fierce party-line battles over its true purpose. Critics argue that it has become a political weapon, wielded to justify what they see as the systematic...
