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House Ag Chair Leads Letter on Midwest Propane Shortages
House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson (D-Minn) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The...
USDA Announces Second Round of MFP Payments
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments will be heading out to farmers suffering from trade retaliation by...
Court Tosses Out Lawsuit on Biofuel Waivers
A federal court dismissed one of the multiple lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s use of small refinery exemptions.
The Washington, D.C., District Court of...
Farmers Turning to Riskier Loans to Stay in Business
Weather challenges, trade tensions, and long-term financial struggles continue to make life difficult in the U.S. agricultural sector.
The Wall Street Journal says those headwinds...
America’s Largest Milk Producer Files for Bankruptcy
Dean Foods, a 94-year-old milk producer, is filing for bankruptcy. The largest milk producer in the country is struggling as Americans are no longer...
Trump Says No Agreement with China on Easing Tariffs Yet
Late last week, the Chinese government stated that the U.S and China had reached an agreement to begin rolling back tariffs after a phase...
Rabobank: China’s Hog Herd Won’t Bounce Back for Five Years
Rabobank says China’s pig herd, once the largest in the world, will take more than five years to recover from the African Swine Fever...
China’s Demand for U.S. Pork Continuing to Grow Despite Tariffs
The USDA recently raised its pork export forecast for both 2019 and 2020. The predicted rise is due in large part to the significant...
Peterson: USMCA Vote Possible this Week or Next
The House of Representatives could vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement as early as this week or the next.
Peterson appeared on the Farm Journal...
China, U.S., Strike Tariff Rollback Agreement
The U.S. and China will roll back tariffs if they strike a preliminary deal, a move requested by China before signing a phase one...
