by Riley Smith | Jul 20, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Innovation is incredibly important to agriculture. With an exponentially growing population, farmers have to be able to increase their production efficiency in order to feed the world. However, we know that change can be pretty slow, especially in the ag industry....
by Riley Smith | Jul 19, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Raising livestock isn?t a simple task. There are a lot of factors that producers have to consider every day, like feed, shelter, water, weather, and even pests and predators. One other factor is nigh-unavoidable: the heat. There?s only so much you can do to protect a...
by Riley Smith | Jul 18, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
U.S. pork exports reached their highest level of 2022 in May in both volume (224,677 mt) and value ($655.1 million). While Mexico continues to be the leading market for U.S. pork, the Dominican Republic is exhibiting dramatic growth, with May exports more than...
by Riley Smith | Jul 15, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Senior Director for International Trade and Market Access for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Kent Bacus, says the recent loss of Japan?s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a great loss to the world. Bacus said the willingness of Prime Minister...
by Riley Smith | Jul 15, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Farmers and ag economists told the House Agriculture Committee that excessive FSA loan requirements, discrimination, and worsening economic problems are all making it harder to get into and stay in farming. Illinois farmer Adam Brown struggled despite FSA and Farm...