by Riley Smith | Mar 18, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently led an agribusiness trade mission to Angola from Feb. 26-29. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Africa Representative Matt Copeland, who participated through support from the Beef Checkoff Program, said having key...
by Riley Smith | Mar 15, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a comprehensive tax cut package enacted in 2017. Dustin Sherer, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau, says it’s important legislation for farmers and ranchers. A new Economic Research Service report shows that if the...
by Riley Smith | Mar 15, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It was announced this week that Tyson plans to shut down another food production facility—this time, a pork production plant in Perry, Iowa. That plant has nearly 1,300 employees and kills about 8,000 head a day. Karl Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting said that, while...
by Riley Smith | Mar 14, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA this week finalized its “Product of USA” rule. Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association executive director of government affairs, says he is encouraged by the action. Now comes review of the final rule. Bacus says NCBA will be looking closely at...
by Riley Smith | Mar 14, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
After a bullish WASDE report last week, this week’s export sales report was extremely neutral. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said both corn and soybeans came within expectations this week. There have been a lot of sales cancellations from China lately with...
