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COVID-19 Impacts on Livestock Markets Persist, While Fed Says Ag Sector “Under Severe Stress”
Recent news articles continue to highlight the ripple effects COVID-19 is having on some aspects of the U.S. livestock market.…
H-2A Worker Positions Increased Fivefold Between Fiscal 2005 and 2019
The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program provides a legal means to bring foreign-born workers into the United States on a temporary…
Ag Sales to China Tick Upward
China is increasing its purchases of key U.S. agricultural commodities even as political rhetoric between the two countries ramps up,…
Rural Mainstreet Index Inches Up from April’s Record Low
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) increased slightly from Aprils’ record low. According to the monthly survey of bank…
Rural Areas Struggle With Lack of Broadband During Pandemic
When Karen Eifert Jones had to complete online training to spray dicamba herbicide this spring, she ended up doing it…
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Rules Announced
On Wednesday May 20th, the USDA released more information on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). In today’s article we…
USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in…
2020 Replant Reminders
During this time of wet weather leading into replant season, we pledge to make doing business with us a positive…
Future of WTO in Turmoil
At a virtual meeting of all World Trade Organization members on May 14, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo announced that he…
USDA and USTR Announce Continued Progress on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced additional progress in…