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The Agribusiness Update
American Ag Employers are filling more seasonal jobs with H-2A workers, and USDA forecasts ag trade deficit for the first time with more imports expected than exports in 2023.
Southeast Regional Ag News
A USDA export forecast is down some two-and-a-half billion dollars on lower volumes of beef, cotton, and sorghum, while imports are up five billion dollars for a new record.
The Agribusiness Update
Rural bankers anticipate a U.S. recession according to the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, and one Canadian and one American grain terminal were struck by Russian attack in Ukraine.
The Agribusiness Update
Traders from India sign contracts for U.S. soy oil, and who is buying up U.S. farmland.
The Agribusiness Update
National Pork Production Council says pork could boost ag economy 6% if Chinese tariffs dropped, and U.S. Composting Council urges composting Salinas, California romaine tied to E. coli.
The Agribusiness Update
Trade talks moving along nicely between U.S. and China, and Cattle inventory jumps according to Ag Census.
The Agribusiness Update
PETA calling for end to "speciesism" in our speech, and Microsoft working to connect more rural Americans with "Airband Initiative."
The Agribusiness Update
President Trump ready to up tariffs on China by $500-billion, and Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen to step down.
The Agribusiness Update
Some worry GOP will cut welfare programs like SNAP in wake of tax reform bill, and AFBF & NFU band together to educate on dangers of opioid epidemic in farming community.
Food Forethought
An endless barrage of creatively imposed taxes are something most people have come to expect, but this newest "sin tax" is wrong on several levels.
Fruit Grower Report
One of the biggest issues facing farmers and tree fruit growers in the next year will not have anything to do with tractors, pesticides or labor.