by Mark Magnuson | Feb 12, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
President Trump’s United States Trade Representative pick, Jamieson Greer, says the US must become less reliant on China for its farm and other exports. China remains among the top three export markets for US farm goods, but its tariff and non-tariff barriers and...
by Mark Magnuson | Feb 11, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA has finished compiling the final trade data for December 2024 and for the entire year of ag trade. Here is USDA economist James Kaufman with more on the final numbers. The data points to a growing ag trade imbalance. Kaufman expands on month over month ag...
by Mark Magnuson | Feb 10, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The National Pork Board’s board of directors has given the NPB the directive to help drive demand for pork in the United States in 2025. David Newman is the senior vice president of market growth for the National Pork Board and he says while there is more optimism for...
by Mark Magnuson | Feb 7, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Having clean fields as corn plants emerge will get the crop off to the best possible start. Phil Krieg, an agronomy service representative with Syngenta, says early-season weeds fundamentally alter corn growth from the very beginning of the growing season. Krieg...
by Mark Magnuson | Feb 6, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The biofuels industry is closely watching as the White House administration, the EPA, and other agencies start to roll out policies for President Trump’s second term. The Renewable Fuels Association’s Troy Bredenkamp says the ethanol industry is hopeful that the...
