Month: February 2022

Shift in Sino-U.S. dialogue: How to protect U.S. economic interests While pressing China to live up to its trade commitments, the United States will focus increasingly on how to defend its economic interests in dealing with an unreliable partner, said U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai. China and the United States… Continue reading

U.S. food prices insulated from warfare in Ukraine, says Vilsack The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have, at most, a muted effect on U.S. food prices, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday. “We have tremendous (domestic) production capacity,” he told reporters attending the USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. World… Continue reading

(USDA PRESS RELEASE) Department Will Make Available $215 Million for Projects That Will Promote Competition and Increase Resiliency and Create Economic Opportunity in Rural America Release & Contact Info Press Release Release No. 0051.22 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary… Continue reading

* U.S. winter wheat and soybean futures highest since 2012 * Concerns about disrupted Black Sea region exports lift markets * South American soy, corn crop shortfalls underpin prices (Changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) (AG Insider/Feb 23, 2022) – U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine year peak on… Continue reading

To reduce carbon emissions, use more ethanol, says biofuel group The EPA should rewrite the Renewable Fuel Standard to give corn ethanol a larger share of the gasoline market in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks quickly, said the head of the Renewable Fuels Association on… Continue reading

A salad, a glass of wine, a bit of time and U.S. will be a food importer The American preference for fresh foods year-round, often washed down with a glass of wine—or something stronger—will drive a $100 billion increase in food and ag imports in the years ahead, according to… Continue reading

(AgInsider) As we near George Washington’s birthday Feb. 22 and celebrate Presidents’ Day Feb. 21 (which has traditionally honored both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln), it is an opportunity to look back at the impact that those presidents had on agriculture in the United States. Many will honor the efforts… Continue reading

Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up. Flooding in Brazil Crazy weather in Brazil has hurt production from north to south. Excessive rains during harvest in Mato Grosso are resulting in poor quality soybeans that don’t meet the required germination and vigor to… Continue reading

Anti-hunger advocates push to sign up more college students for SNAP With increasing attention in recent years to the problem of food insecurity on college campuses, anti-hunger advocates have pushed to sign more students up for SNAP benefits. But many students still don’t realize that they may qualify for the… Continue reading

Native American food sovereignty means ‘rebuilding our … food systems, one taste bud at a time’ When Covid-19 hit, intensifying hunger rates and limiting food access across the country, tribal communities drew on ancestral knowledge to mount a resilient response, said A-dae Romero-Briones, who directs Native agriculture and food systems… Continue reading