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The USDA quietly revised its beef export numbers this week after a data entry mistake inflated sales figures by nearly 90% — raising fresh questions about government reporting during a stretch of historically high cattle prices.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit Rome, Italy, Monday and Tuesday.  During her visit, Rollins will reinforce the Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to Italy and the European Union and will encourage the United Nations organizations in Rome to prioritize American interests, reduce costs, and focus on their core mandates.  Rollins will ...

“It's just been a deal that was we thought, very complicated. It became very simple," President Donald Trump said Thursday at the White House, announcing the U.S./United Kingdom trade agreement-in-principle.  "It's opening up the country that we really didn't have the kind of access to that I would have thought; I was surprised. I think i...

The latest report on foreign ownership of U.S. ag land shows that 45.85 million acres of U.S. farmland were held by foreign investors in 2023.  That represents 3.61% of total privately held agricultural land in the U.S.  This marks a 1.58-million-acre (3....

African Swine Fever is a growing threat, as the disease spreads to countries close to the U.S., but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says there’s still no ready vaccine, so preventing entry here is the best option. The highly contagious, deadly, and economically devastating disease is on the move, now in countries all over the world and as close as the Caribbean. Sec ...

Last week, Bayer announced it will expand its vegetable seeds offerings under the Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seed. The launch will focus on certified organic production in three key crops for the greenhouse and glasshouse market, including tomato, sweet pepper and cucumber ...

Italy has announced a new rule that pasta packages must say where the wheat comes from. Pasta packages sold in supermarkets like this one will soon be labeled with where the wheat in them comes from.   Roberto Moncalvo is head of Italy's biggest agricultural organization, Coldiretti. He ...