Summit in D.C. How that Weighs on Trade
Ag markets are keeping a close eye on Washington as President Trump and President Zelensky meet in D.C.—with concerns about what could happen if the summit doesn’t move forward. Traders are also watching the stalled trade talks
ASA Urges President Trump to Prioritize China Trade as Farmers Face Crisis
August 19, 2025. Washington, D.C. The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025
Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland
(Lebanon, TN, August 19, 2025) – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Representative John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden,
AGCO to Exhibit Retrofit Equipment, Autonomous Technology and Precision Agriculture Solutions at 2025 Farm Progress Show
DULUTH, Ga., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will present major innovations across its Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and PTx™ brands at this year’s
Farm Credit Continues Delivering on Mission to Support Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm Credit System institutions made 150,156 loans to young, beginning, and small U.S. producers in 2024, delivering on their ongoing mission to support rural communities and agriculture, according to a new Farm Credit Administration (FCA) report. These
RFA Supports U.S. Investigation of ‘Punitive’ Brazil Trade Practices
Brazil’s punitive ethanol tariff regime and restrictive regulations demonstrate that the country is clearly not committed to fair and reciprocal trade in ethanol, the Renewable Fuels Association said in comments sent Monday evening to the U.S. Trade Representative, which
Agricultural Exports Pace Lagging
Tidbits earlier this year compared U.S. agricultural exports to a thoroughbred horse and said bettors would be upset because the horse stumbled out of the gate in the first quarter. Exports were down 5% in the first quarter