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The boards of directors of U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers met last week in Austin, TX

Potato Expo 2026, North America’s largest annual potato industry conference and trade show, is set for January 6th-8th in Dallas, TX.

The Federal Reserve recently released its October 2022 Beige Book, which provides as update on current conditions in the agricultural economy.   Ag conditions in the sixth district near Atlanta were mixed as cotton growers noted softening demand, while row crop production remained sold.  in...

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board released its August Beige Book update, which summarizes the Fed’s commentary on current economic conditions.  The report included several observations on the U.S. agricultural economy.   In the Sixth District around Atlanta, demand for agricultural products remains strong.  Hot weather and dr...

Ag bankers are asking Congress to take action on the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America act, better known as ECORA.  What would this legislation do for rural America?   Ed Elfmann, Senior Vice President for Ag and Rural Banking Policy at the American Bankers Association, said the legislation will lower the tax rate on banks when they do agricultural real estate lending.   “... Read Mo

The 2018 World Meat Congress gets underway next week in Dallas.  ​Trade policy issues will be front-and-center at the WMC, as a panel of experts will discuss the likely future direction of the global trading system.  The panel will be moderated by Ambassador Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Repres...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation has unveiled the lineup of keynote speakers at the 22nd World Meat Congress this year in Dallas.  USMEF’s Philip Seng said they will start things off with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.   "We’re very pleased to have Secretary Perdue talk about how we’re going to feed the world in 2050.  So of the challenges as c...

For the first time in more than 20 years the United States will host the World Meat Congress.  The event will take place in Dallas, TX, May 30th through June 1st.  USMEF CEO Emeritus Philip Seng said this meeting which occurs every other year is a gathering of different trade associations, government officials as well as private industry.   “...