Broiler sets, placements higher than prior week
Broiler hatchery numbers were up on the year for the second week in a row. The USDA says 246.921 million broiler type eggs were set into incubators last week, an […]
Broiler sets, placements higher than prior year
Broiler hatchery numbers were up on the year for the second week in a row. The USDA says 246.921 million broiler type eggs were set into incubators last week, an […]
Spotted lanternfly monitoring ramping up in IL
Efforts to tack the invasive spotted lanternfly in Illinois are ramping up after its detection in the state last fall. Kelly Estes is the Illinois State Pest Survey coordinator… “It […]
Thune: Free Trade Agreements needed for ag
U.S. Senator John Thune from South Dakota told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in a hearing on Wednesday the agriculture industry needs more new Free Trade Agreements. “You say we’ve […]
Planting picking up in southern IL
Better weather this week has helped a southwestern Illinois farmer get started planting. Randolph County farmer Rich Guebert Jr. spoke with Brownfield while he was filling the planter Wednesday… “We […]
Japan a strong customer of U.S. pork
An Iowa pork producer tells Brownfield the U.S. trade agreement with Japan is yielding strong results. Trish Cook says the Japanese purchased about $1.5 billion worth of pork from the […]
Overcoming market barriers with Brazil
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday the Biden administration is working with Brazil to overcome market access barriers for U.S. ethanol, including the 18% […]
Port of Baltimore slowly reopening
The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says shipping channels are slowly reopening at the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott […]
Senate Finance Committee: ag needs real trade agenda
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in a hearing Wednesday U.S. agriculture needs a real trade agenda. Ranking Member Mike Crapo from Idaho […]
Bean’s water export bill on-hold in MO Senate
The chairman of Missouri’s Senate Agriculture Committee a bill he’s sponsoring that would require permits for any water exported out of Missouri has been laid over in the Senate. Jason […]