The pork industry continues to grapple with the impact of African Swine Fever. From supply to demand, it's an outbreak that could have a lasting effect.
As crop farmers debated the July World Agricultural Supply and Demands Estimates (WASDE) report, livestock producers anxiously watched for changes in the 2019 red meat and poultry production forecast.
A planned relocation of two of USDA research agencies from the D.C. to Kansas City is billed as a cost saver, but it feels more like a way to minimize their work and muzzle their personnel.
Sonny Perdue may be a champion of big agriculture and agribusinesses in all its forms. But even he isn’t immune to the lure of the vegan Impossible Burger.
"Living and working in the middle of the majority of U.S. crop and livestock production is important – and close to America’s top-notch agriculture-based universities," says John Nalivka.
Japan on Friday lifted longstanding restrictions on U.S. beef in an agreement announced by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. The move is expected to pave the way for expanded sales to the U.S.’s top beef export market.
