Economy and Trade

Tensions in the Middle East have raised significant concerns about the price and availability of fertilizers and fertilizer inputs in recent weeks.

At a rally in Iowa last week, President Trump emphasized his willingness to protect American farmers who rely on immigrant workers.

It should come as no surprise that trade has been one of the biggest pressures moving oil prices this year, but not the only one.

Canada canceled a digital service tax on U.S. technology companies last weekend order to preserve trade talks with President Donald Trump, but another irritant, in agriculture, could be a bigger thorn in the ongoing negotiations.

Since the Trump Administration established tariffs against some of our closest trading partners, the farming community has felt the financial squeeze.

“It delivers much-needed enhancements to the farm safety net, including higher reference prices that reflect the current agricultural economy," AFBF noted.

The USDA will lead a trade mission to the Dominican Republic from July 13-17 to expand market access and boost America’s agricultural exports.

As Americans fire up their grills on Independence Day, the National Farmers Union highlights how little independence family farmers have in the marketplace.

Farmers are a little unsure of the ag economy right now. Farmer sentiment weakened in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to 146.

The past couple of months have proven to those not familiar with the ag industry the growing need for farm labor reform.