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4/18/2019
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice inconsistently with its WTO commitments.
4/16/2019
It’s a fascinating, but uncertain, time in the agricultural markets. Global and US supplies of agricultural products are at or near record levels. At the same time, global demand for agricultural products continues to grow, pressured by both population and income growth.
4/15/2019
By protecting access to Canada and Mexico, the agreement is a good deal for American farmers.
4/15/2019
Nearly every year Iowa farmers struggle through erratic and unpredictable spring weather as they begin to plant their corn and soybean fields.
4/8/2019
Trade conflicts, which have severely disrupted exports and have driven down commodity prices, pose a serious threat to farmers’ balance sheets and the long-term viability of rural communities,
4/1/2019
Iowa Farm Bureau members highlight trade, biofuels and flood recovery in meetings with the state's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.
4/1/2019
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn announced last week that he will retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation in January 2020.
3/28/2019
Over 5.55 billion bushels of corn were crushed for fuel ethanol during the 2018 calendar year.
3/25/2019
Marshall County has the state’s highest average corn yield, Sioux County tops soybeans.
3/18/2019
There’s certainly plenty of turmoil these days in U.S.-China trade relations.