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U.S. and Taiwan sign reciprocal trade agreement
Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the signing of a reciprocal trade agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said the agreement includes significant market access gains for U.S. red meat exports, including beef, where Taiwan is already the fifth largest market. U.S. pork has been at a trade disadvantage with competitors in Taiwan with both tariff and non-tariff barriers. There are also consumer trust issues...
Grassley expects cattle reform to be moved very soon
Tonight, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra are in Cherokee to meet with a group about the Cattle Market Transparency bills moving in Congress. The event is made possible by the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association. Senator Grassley...
Dairy Industry supports USDA Container Program for Ag Exports
The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council welcome the USDA plan to offer additional support to agricultural exporters through the Commodity Container Assistance Program. The initiative will provide funding from the Farm Service Agency to...
Highlights from USMEF Spring Conference
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring conference was held in San Antonio where members were able to meet face-to-face after many international staff members haven?t been in attendance to a USMEF conference since 2019.Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of USMEF...
Indianola beekeeper runs a specialty livestock operation
When you think about livestock production in Iowa, you most likely think about cattle and hogs, chickens, maybe sheep, goats, and even fish, but I bet you don't think about bees. Yes, there is bee livestock production. And we're gonna find out what the buzz is...
Mexico suspends import duties on meat and poultry
As part of its effort to combat food price inflation, the Mexican government has suspended import duties on pork, beef and poultry through the end of 2022. Mexico has previously opened duty-free quotas for pork and poultry, but this is the first time a blanket...
Oil price stability, fuel price uncertainty
After weeks of an ongoing battle with volatile oil prices, there has finally been some stability on the international scene. However, the U.S. has continued that roller-coaster movement of refined products through gasoline and diesel prices rising higher over the past...
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Hinson continues to tour district and discuss 2023 Farm Bill
As we approach the end of February, we get that much closer to the new farm bill. There?s a lot of things that farmers want to see in this year?s legislation, but, by and large, the number one sentiment is to keep the things that work intact. Iowa 2nd District...
Putin using what might be the world?s most powerful weapon
Before anybody reads this headline and scrambles to find the old bomb shelter your parents or grandparents built in the 60s, it isn?t that kind of weapon. Most people wouldn?t consider it a weapon unless it is being intentionally used as one. However, it is a weapon...
Iowans invited to nominate conservation leaders for award
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon invite Iowans to nominate individuals or families in their communities for the 2023 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award.To be...
Hinson helps pen letter to EPA for year-round E15
Recently, Iowa 2nd District Congresswoman Ashley Hinson joined in sending a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to spur some action on year-round E15. Last year, we saw the summertime moratorium get lifted, which was great to...
Helping new farmers to acquire their own farmland
To a new farmer, acquiring farmland without any prior family connections or in-roads to get started can be difficult. The barrier to entry as a new farmer can be quite daunting. Farmland and farm equipment can be very expensive and difficult to acquire for a farmer...
