The House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing earlier this week to receive testimony from US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During the hearing Secretary Rollins highlighted the work conducted by the department since coming into office including the reduction in egg prices, efforts to eradicate New World Screwworm, reducing regulations for producers, processing disaster payments and opening new markets …
Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration To Increase Georgia Pecan Exports
Georgia Pecan growers look to increase exports of pecans through the support of the Georgia Congressional Delegation. The delegation, including Representative Rick Allen, Buddy Carter, Sanford Bishop, Lucy McBath, Rich McCormick, Austin Scott, David Scott and Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, urged the US Department of Agriculture to expedite the process of obtaining market access for more Georgia pecans …
Uncertainty the Theme Amid Trade and Tariff Talks
Many agribusinesses are trying to manage around the uncertainty that comes with trade and tariff talks and AgNet Media sat down with David Magaña, Senior Analyst with Rabobank who shared his thoughts on the challenges that agriculture is currently facing amongst all of these negotiations. To listen to the full interview with David Magaña, check out the Ag Net News …
US Beef and Pork Exports Lower in April According to USMEF
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is reporting that the exports of US Beef and Pork in April trended lower than a year ago according to data from USDA. This decrease is largely due to the retaliatory duties imposed by China, in addition to China not renewing establishment registrations for cold storage facilities and beef plants in the US with …
USMEF Finds New Markets for Products Usually Exported to China
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) worked to find outlets for beef and pork products that would typically be exported to China. Due to steep Chinese retaliatory tariffs on US goods the US Meat Export Federation’s international offices worked together to identify new markets for beef and pork products that have typically been purchased by buyers in China. China retaliatory …
NAFB Farmer Sentiment Reaches Four-Year High in May
In a story from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB), farmer sentiment in May climbed to its highest level since May of 2021. The Purdue University CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index reached 158, 10 points above April. Behind the sentiment improvement, farmers’ views were much more optimistic about U.S. agricultural export prospects combined with a less negative view …
Fair and Free Trade for Beef A Component of Trade Negotiations
As tariff discussions and trade negotiations continue, the need for fair and free trade amongst nations is a key factor for the cattle industry according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. We spoke with Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs with NCBA who highlighted the non-tariff items that could impact the cattle industry. To learn more, visit southeastagnet.com. Dale …
Commodity Review in May Trading
Mark Oppold recaps the May trading of commodities and Dale Sandlin shares an NAFB story on President Trump’s call for a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Releases 2026 Meat Production and Demand Trends
The US Department of Agriculture has released next year’s forecasts for meat production and demand. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski shares these trends starting with beef. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
US Senator Warnock and AFBF President Zippy Duvall Share Thoughts On Tariffs
As the tariff discussions continue, we had the opportunity to sit down with US Senator Raphael Warnock and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall to get their take on these discussions. To listen to the other story in this series, click here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …