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Grassley Seeks to Attach Foreign Farm Ownership Rider to Defense Bill
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is reintroducing legislation to target foreign ownership of U.S. farmland by malign actors like China and Russia but aims this...
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U.S. Again a Top Beef Supplier to Japan
The United States is again a top supplier of beef to Japan, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service.
U.S. market share collapsed in 2004 after...
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Hot Summer Means More Natural Gas Consumption
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts record-high natural gas consumption in the United States for electricity generation in July and August.
The forecast comes as...
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USTR Announces Fiscal Year 2024 WTO Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office Tuesday announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas for imported sugar.
The tariff-rate quotas, or...
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Farm Lending Slows as Interest Rates Climb
Farm lending activity at commercial banks in the Kansas City Fed’s district slowed through the first half of 2023 as interest rates continued pushing...
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Farm Bill for America’s Families Promotes Importance of Farm Bill
The American Farm Bureau Federation led the creation of Farm Bill for America’s Families, a campaign to highlight the broad reach of the farm...
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No New Money for the Farm Bill?
The general consensus heading into the 2023 Farm Bill writing process is that no new money will be available for farm bill programs. However,...
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Former NCBA Chief says Biden Team MIA on Trade
The former head of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Don Schiefelbein says the Biden Administration is “missing in action” on trade.
Schiefelbein told Ways and...