The U.S. economy is on a strong growth path and cash-rich consumers are spending robustly on both services and goods. Roughly 80% of the U.S. adult population has now received…
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USDA is directing billions of dollars to prevent the spread of African swine fever and bolster disaster programs in response to drought hurting cattle producers and farmers facing market disruptions.…
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Farmer Optimism and the Supply Chain Affecting Tractor, Combine Sales
by Colter BrownIn the second quarter of 2021, money that had been diverted by COVID-19 from travel and other activities into the small tractor market began to return to normal use. Sustained…
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USDA today announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains, including animal production and meat processing, through the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better initiative. The…
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USDA Seeks Comments on Food System Supply Chains
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON, — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a Department-wide effort to improve and reimagine the supply chains for the…
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The CME Group has begun publishing a new Boxed Beef Index. The new pricing tool is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery by focusing on the…
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By Dale R. Woerner, associate professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. The impact of COVID-19 on the livestock and meat industry is…
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By Cynthia Lummis, former Wyoming Congresswoman and current U.S. Senate candidate These past few weeks friends have sent along heartbreaking videos of dairy farmers dumping out truckloads of milk while…