News outlets reporting China proposed to buy roughly $70 billion worth of U.S. ag and energy products if the US lifts its tariffs. However, some in the administration say the number is flawed.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announces the appointment of Carmen Rottenberg and Paul Kiecker to key leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The Cattle on Feed report has been on a continual increasing trend since December 2016 and the current April inventory is the highest for the month in 12 years.
A checkoff war has farmers and livestock producers caught in the crossfire, and the ramifications could significantly impact the foundation of the beef and soybean checkoff system.
The midsized cow-calf operation hasn't grown in the past five years still standing at 110 cows, a sign that consolidation hasn't impacted much of the beef industry.
Sonny Perdue, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, may be the most aggressive enforcer of President Donald Trump’s pro-business and deregulatory agenda that the fewest Americans, outside agriculture, have ever heard of.
