Updated 2020 Dietary Guidelines Report One Step Closer
USDA posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final report on Wednesday.
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Wheat Export Sales Hit 2020 Marketing-Year High
It was a big week for agricultural exports according to USDA’s latest Weekly Export Sales Report.
As Nation Watches Coronavirus, USDA Prepares for FMD
USDA recently announced the first purchase of a vaccine for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank, with an investment for a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine.
R-CALF Leads Charge Requesting Termination of Beef Checkoff
A group of cattle producers, led by R-CALF USA, are asking USDA for a nationwide referendum on the Beef Promotion and Research Order, commonly known as the Beef Checkoff Program.
NRCS Lifts Virtual Vail, Conservation Tools Now Online
Recent developments to USDA websites will allow farmers and ranchers to begin managing their conservation activities online
Legislation Introduced for Direct to Consumer Meat Sales
If approved and signed into law, the DIRECT Act would amend the retail exemption and allow processors, butchers or other retailers to sell normal retail quantities online to consumers across state lines.
Quarterly Stocks Report Shows Massive Decline for Soybeans
USDA released their Quarterly Grain Stocks Report on Tuesday and caught some traders flat-footed
More Corn and Soybean Acres Planted, Fewer Cotton
USDA released their latest estimates for 2020 crop plantings in the United States with their annual Acreage Report released Tuesday.
Markets React Favorably to USDA’s December Estimates
(WASHINGTON, DC) Markets rallied on the heels of USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released on Friday. Farm prices are projected higher for corn and cotton, while … Read More