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Army Corps of Engineers work plan looks to reduce project backlog

06/05/24 7:12 AM By Noah Wicks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to spend a record $456 million on inland waterway construction projects this year, making major headway in addressing a backlog of infrastructure projects vital to shipping.

Farmer sentiment up on higher crop prices

06/05/24 7:06 AM By Philip Brasher

A measure of farmers’ outlook on the ag economy rebounded modestly in May as corn and soybean prices improved.

Daybreak May 30: Trade deficit grows as China sales weaken

06/03/24 11:43 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey

The U.S. ag trade deficit continues to grow. USDA is now projecting it will reach $32 billion for fiscal 2024, up from $16.7 billion in FY23.

Daybreak: Trade deficit grows as China sales weaken

05/30/24 10:53 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, and Noah Wicks

The U.S. ag trade deficit continues to grow. USDA is now projecting it will reach $32 billion for fiscal 2024, up from $16.7 billion in FY23.

US cattle herd continues contraction

05/29/24 7:09 AM By Jake Zajkowski

The number of cattle in feedlots declined to nearly 11.6 million head in May, down 1% from a year ago, according to USDA's latest Cattle on Feed report.

Good news for shoppers: Grocery prices fall in April

05/15/24 10:59 AM By Philip Brasher

The cost of eating at home fell 0.2% in April after supermarket prices were flat for two straight months, helping offset continued inflation in housing and energy costs.

Rural electric co-ops sue to stop EPA power plant regulations

Carbon capture and sequestration still unproven, group says

05/15/24 7:15 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.

Who owns the land? Vilsack sounds alarm about deep-pocketed investors

05/15/24 7:12 AM By Des Keller

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been minimizing concerns that the existing level of foreign ownership of American farmland is a serious risk, saying the bigger issue is farmland being scooped up by “billionaires and Wall Street.”

Some bright spots in North American tractor, combine sales

05/15/24 7:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

North American sales of some tractors have increased this year from 2023 levels while total farm tractors saw a small decline, according to the latest monthly data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.

USDA projects rising ending stocks amid price slump

05/10/24 4:09 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA on Friday projected higher ending stocks for major row crops that will be harvested this year.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jeffery Hall, Chairman and CEO Farm Credit Administration

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jeffery Hall, Board Chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration and the longest serving member of the current FCA board. Hall reports system debt at the end of 2024 at just over $448 billion dollars - just shy of an 8% increase from the end of 2023. Since the beginning of 2020, system debt outstanding has grown over 52%. The FCA has seen a dramatic downturn in the number of institutions and farmers since the farm crisis of the 1980’s, but the amount of debt continues to climb. He discusses softer farmland values in some areas, the interest rate environment, and future areas of focus for the FCA.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Feb. 14, 2025: Rep. Dusty Johnson on budget reconciliation, tariffs

House Republicans are moving a budget plan that would slash USDA funding by $230 billion. South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson joined Newsmakers to discuss the possible cuts, which will likely come from nutrition assistance.

Then, Jim Richards from Cornerstone Government Affairs explains how SNAP program cuts in budget reconciliation could shape farm bill debate and Nick Levendofsky from the Kansas Farmers Union discusses how mass layoffs at the U.S. Agency for International Development are impacting the distribution of U.S. commodities for food aid.

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