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3/30/2020
China’s imports see big jump in the wake of African swine fever and COVID-19.
3/23/2020
Prices for both crops and livestock have plunged even as shoppers clear grocery shelves of meat, milk and eggs.
3/23/2020
This National Agriculture Week episode (hosted by Delaney Howell) features an interview with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Iowa's water quality progress and the steps being taken to scale up water quality protection practices.
3/16/2020
Iowa Farm Bureau members stress need for enforcement on new trade deals, robust RFS.
3/16/2020
Most U.S. ag exports flow to countries that have recently signed, or renewed, trade deals with the United States.
3/16/2020
Wild week marked by commodity value drops and agency closings.
3/16/2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opted to leave corn and soybean ending stocks unchanged from the February release.
3/9/2020
Pork exports could top last year's record by 20% despite unknowns regarding China, says U.S. Meat Export Federation.