The Department of Agriculture Monday unveiled a resource guide to help rural businesses grow and expand the rural economy. The guide features information on how rural entrepreneurs can use USDA and other federal programs to […]
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 12 million cotton acres this spring, up 7.3 percent from 2021, according to the National Cotton Council. NCC’s Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey shows upland cotton intentions are […]
The United States annually imports more than $5 billion worth of cocoa and chocolate products, according to new data from USDA’s Economic Research Service. With cocoa beans only grown abroad, trade is critical to meet […]
The Biden administration is looking at the possibility of new tariffs on China if they can’t persuade Beijing to live up to its failed commitments under the Phase One trade deal. Reuters says the administration […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — A Minnesota farmer who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. is scheduled to be sentenced next month, according to court documents filed in the U.S. […]
From Canada to Ukraine, U.S. farm exports are facing the unforeseen and the unknown. American Farm Bureau Senior Economist Veronica Nigh says the anti-vax Canadian trucker blockade that started at the Ambassador Bridge and spread […]
It is apparent that the Anti-Mandate protests in Ottawa, and at numerous Canada-U.S. border crossings has swelled well beyond an anti-vaccine trucker protest. Most of the protesters seen now are people who have been adversely […]
American beef exports shattered previous volume and value records in 2021, surpassing $10 billion for the first time. Analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows pork exports finishing slightly below the record level of […]
The Energy Information Administration says ethanol production plunged to its lowest level in four months during the week ending February 4. Production dropped under one million barrels a day, finishing the week with an average […]
The Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation, or Potato LEAF for short, is the funding arm the U.S. potato industries’ effort to support leadership development, educational programs, and other advancement efforts. Vice President Mike Wenkel […]
