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Ag trade's uncertain future: Exports offer economic impact far beyond the farm gate

12/02/24 1:37 PM By Des Keller

This is the first of a three-part series on the impact of U.S. agricultural exports on the U.S. exports and the risks and promise for ag trade going forward. U.S. ag trade sustains jobs up and down the supply chain. USDA estimates that every $1 billion in exports supports more than 6,300 jobs throughout the economy.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Snyder launches consulting firm, NCC names president, Conner to retire

11/13/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

Former top ag advisor at the EPA Rod Snyder launched his own consulting firm, Junction Strategies. NASDA hired Patrick Wade as a policy director. Ag policy veteran and current National Council of Farmer Cooperatives leader Chuck Conner announced Monday he will retire at the end of 2025.

The National Chicken Council named Harrison Kircher president and CEO effective Jan. 1. John Altendorf was promoted to legislative director in the office of House Ag Committee member Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minn. The National Corn Growers Association hired Becky Langer-Curry as director of inputs and innovation.

Daybreak Oct. 10: New lawsuit challenges Labor's H-2A rule

10/10/24 10:41 AM By Rebekah Alvey, Lydia Johnson, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

Several farm groups, led by the International Fresh Produce Association, filed a lawsuit Tuesday evening against the Department of Labor’s H-2A rule finalized in April.

Potential port strike worries agricultural shippers

09/18/24 6:06 AM By Noah Wicks

An impasse in discussions over an expiring contract has dockworkers readying for a strike that could leave containers piling up at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts, force cargo ships to sit in harbors until it clears, and scramble routes for agricultural goods at a critical time of year for farmers.

Pork group hopes Congress squeezes South Africa on trade barriers

07/10/24 6:05 AM By Noah Wicks

U.S. pork industry players are voicing their frustrations with accessing the South African market as lawmakers works to renew a bill providing countries in sub-Saharan African with duty-free access to U.S. markets.

May beef exports top $900 million but pork trails year-ago levels

07/10/24 6:04 AM By Jake Zajkowski

U.S. beef exports saw their highest export value since June 2023, reaching $900 million in May, while pork exports trailed in both volume and value compared to a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Red meat exports off to solid 2024 start

03/13/24 6:05 AM By Spencer Chase

American pork, beef and lamb exports are trending higher to start the new year as overseas consumers look to get their hands on more U.S. product.

Daybreak March 4: Foreign farmland concerns, WIC land in FY24 spending package

03/04/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Lawmakers are set to vote this week on six of their 12 spending bills for fiscal 2024, more than five months into the fiscal year.

Pork exports on strong pace, beef well behind record 2022

12/13/23 6:09 AM By Spencer Chase

American pork exports to Mexico set another record in the most recent month of available shipment figures.

Pork exports continue to climb; beef down from 2022 record highs

08/10/23 1:51 PM By Jana Rose Schleis

Pork exports have enjoyed a healthy first half of 2023, but beef sales to overseas customers have lagged, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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