Potato Expo 2024 Breaks All Records with its Return to Austin
WASHINGTON – On Jan. 10-11, 2,320 U.S. potato growers and industry members from 18 countries turned out for Potato Expo 2024 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, to do business and prepare their operations for the
WestBred® Wheat Growers Win 2023 NWYC Quality Awards
ST. LOUIS (January 19, 2024) — Four growers planting WestBred® Wheat in the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest (NWYC) won an additional award for grain quality, in addition to high yields, demonstrating the balanced agronomics of the
Rounds, Thune Urge Ag Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative to Begin Trade Agreement Talks to Allow for Bird Flu Vaccine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking them to begin discussions on updating trade agreements to allow for potential usage of
Soybean Numbers Dropping in South America
Commodity markets continue to watch crop progress in South America. Dr. Michael Cordonnier, an agronomist with Soybean and Corn Advisors, Inc., says South American farmers are losing some potential harvest to weather conditions. He says, “In Brazil,
Stabenow Says a Farm Bill Can Get Done This Year if Parties Serious
Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) insists a long-overdue farm bill can get done this year if all parties are serious. It’s been more than three-and-a-half months since the 2018 farm bill expired and was extended by
Chevron Deference Doctrine Impact on Agriculture
The Supreme Court heard arguments against Chevron deference this week, the legal test for when federal courts must defer to a government agency’s interpretation of a law. Travis Cushman, American Farm Bureau Federation Deputy General Counsel for
Farm Lending Activity Remains Muted
New non-real estate farm lending activity at commercial banks continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2023. The volume of new non-real estate farm loans in the final months of 2023 was about 15 percent less
Taylor to Lead Trade Mission to India
Alexis Taylor, USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, will lead an agribusiness trade mission to India from April 22-25. USDA is reminding interested parties that applications are open for exporters who want to take part.
Illinois Tops U.S. Soybean Production in 2023
The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates Illinois soybean farmers raised a U.S.-leading 648.9 million bushels on 10.3 million acres. Compared to the previous year, total acreage and yield estimates were both four percent lower in Illinois. Average
Record Support for AM Radio in the House
The radio industry hit an important milestone as the number of lawmakers in the House who back efforts to make AM radio mandatory in vehicles has reached 200. The list has grown even as the proposed AM