Cement-heavy Nebraska feedlot is a move in the wrong direction.
Nebraska feedlot moves in the wrong direction
‘Clean’ projects that involve a lot of concrete aren’t really clean
Merger of grain giants betrays Prairie origins
Those concerned about the Bunge-Viterra merger are right to be worried
Those concerned about the Bunge-Viterra merger are right to be worried about the deal's impact on grain industry competition.
Are U.S. bird flu defences sufficient?
Highly pathogenic avian influenza in U.S. cows and poultry continues to fly high
As the World Dairy Expo approaches, it's time for a hard look at defences in place against highly pathogenic avian influenza in the U.S.
Rain makes for lower grain prices
How the U.S. market is faring as harvest volumes firm up
Prices are slipping in the U.S. grain market.
Trump tariff focus is short-sighted
Tariffs hurt all countries involved: Too bad the Trump campaign missed that memo
Tariffs are terrible international trade policy. Too bad the Trump campaign missed that memo.
U.S. farm bill and Project 2025
Proposed overhaul of U.S. government has implications for farm bill in Canada’s biggest trading partner
Proposed overhaul of U.S. government has implications for farm bill in Canada's biggest trading partner
Mexico’s election delivers new leader to tackle old problems
Two agricultural issues, corn and water, have Mexico and the U.S. at loggerheads
Two agricultural issues, corn and water, have Mexico and the U.S. at loggerheads as Mexico’s trading partners get ready to deal with a new Mexican president.
Opinion: The barons of the dinner table
New book pulls back the curtains on ag mercantilists
Manufacturers are “an order of men whose interest is never exactly the same with that of the public.” That quote is originally from the first economist, Scotland’s Adam Smith, almost 250 years ago, and is repurposed by writer Eric Schlosser in the foreword of Iowan Austin Frerick’s new book, “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption
Opinion: WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
While farmers are protesting, the WTO continues to twiddle its thumbs
On March 2, the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial ended the same way most previous ministerial gatherings have. Member ministers discussed the burning need to change two key international trade rules (on ag trade and overfishing), and then everyone went home without changing any key international trade rules. This time around, the actionless talkfest carried
New year, new deal in the U.S.?
Opinion: The U.S. budget and Farm Bill led to plenty of eyeroll-worthy moves in 2023
The pain I felt late Sunday, Jan. 7, was hard to pinpoint until I realized exactly when it had struck: just moments after hearing news of a tentative, 2024 budget deal between U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives negotiators. As such, it soon became apparent the pain wasn’t physical. Most likely, it was emotional.
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