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Trade Mission Highlights Benefits of Trading with Cuba
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recently led a trade mission to Cuba with the hopes of eventually improving trade between the...
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Report Gives a Snapshot of 2023’s U.S. Lamb Market
Last year saw the smallest lamb crop on record with just 3.03 million head, but there were also some bright spots related to lamb...
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Farmers Ask for Stability in Milk Prices
The American Farm Bureau and National Farmers Union sent a letter to USDA asking for stability in Class 1 milk prices. The letter asks...
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Cattle on Feed Up Slightly in February
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The latest Cattle on Feed Report from USDA showed slightly higher on feed numbers and placements that were lower, but maybe...
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EPA Approves Midwest Governors Petition on Year Round E-15; Delays Implementation to 2025
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Thursday, after rumors circulated earlier in the week, the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that it was approving a petition by...
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Brazil Soybean Exports Double U.S. Shipments
Brazil’s 2023 soybean exports reached a record 3.74 billion bushels, 29 percent higher than the previous year as Brazilian production hit record levels. Meanwhile,...
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KC Fed: Farm Loan Repayment Rates Beginning to Drop
Many experts have said the agricultural economy has grown softer in the last 6-8 months. Nate Kauffman, senior vice president and Omaha branch executive...
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Waste in EPA Environmental Justice Grant Spending
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through the Environmental Protection Agency’s grant programs weren’t used correctly.
While the funds were...