by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 21, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Trade has been front and center for agriculture for many years. It seemed to have an extra bright spotlight on it during the Trump Administration. We saw many trade deals renegotiated. The biggest of these were the United States ? Mexico ? Canada Agreement (USMCA) and...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 20, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Another Christmas is soon to be upon us. As we come close to the end of the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services says we are still seeing a disproportionate number of rural Americans who have not taken precautions to...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 17, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Fertilizer is the hot topic this year, along with the availability of other crop inputs as well. However, when it comes to corn, having that nitrogen on hand is crucial to having a successful year of raising the crop. The thing is, it is hard to know what information...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 16, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
For years the pork producers of this country have been able to participate in the Pork Checkoff. For a small fee off each one hundred dollars in value of hogs sold, the National Pork Board funds research and marketing to help make the raising of hogs be more lucrative...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 15, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Earlier this year, I spoke with Kip Eideberg, Senior VP for Government and Industry Relations at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), about the importance of getting an infrastructure bill through Congress and on to President Biden?s desk. We talked about...