China dominates headlines with the recent arrest of top Huawei businesswoman and officials gear up to import US liquified natural gas and soybeans. USDA invests money into rural water and water infrastructure, while OPEC's recent news may cause gas prices to rise. Secretary Purdue addresses the Illinois Farm Bureau Conference about issues including the Farm Bill.
Rumors about Farm Bill text circulate while PETA releases a new campaign targeting common phrases. Perdue's Ag economy barometer notes producer sentiment held steady for November. Bill Hejl of Amenia, North Dakota shares his experience participating in the Market Facilitation Program
Millennials cause consumption of tuna to go down, high quality beef is at a record high production in the US, and China trade deal discussion continues. Darren Anderson of Vive Crop Protection joins for today's Tech Tuesday episode.
The G20 summit takes center stage over the weekend causing commodities to jump, China's soft agreement with the US dominates today's trade news, MFP's second tranche is still expected to drop later this week, as well as the Farm Bill's official text Todd "Bubba" Horwitz of Bubbatrading.com shares his take on the latest market developments.
USCMA agreement finalized and signed, Farm Bill rumors continue to circulate, and the USDA could release the second round of trade aid payments as early as next week. Leon Sheets, 2017 Pig Farmer of the Year and IPPA President, shares his nearly fatal accident and advocates for farmer safety.
Farm Bill details continue to circulate and the upcoming G20 summit may raise concerns if the USMCA agreement is not signed. The EU remains insistent that agriculture not be included in any free trade agreement talks between the EU and the US. Rob Erich talks about the Beef Quality Assurance Program.
On today's episode the latest update on the Farm Bill, rumors circling around the upcoming G20 summit, South Africa's beef export expansion into China, and Knickers the Steer. Mitchell Rozeboom joins to talk about his experience with AgriCoprs in Ghana.
Changes coming to the Renewable Fuel Industry, negotiations with Canada on the dairy front, and forestry issues might affect the farm bill. Keith Petersen, head of strategy at Barchart, gives us insight to their new "cmdty by Barchart" platform.
The latest updates on African Swine Fever in China and payment amounts through the Market Facilitation Program. Argentina and US are close to a bilateral fresh beef trade agreement, and Beyond Meat is going public. For today's #MarketMonday episode, Elaine Kub gives her thoughts on markets.
Happy Thanksgiving's Day Eve, everyone! Today's episode features an update on some trade stuff, Thanksgiving 'fun facts' and an interview with Megan Harper, a Texas Aggie who spent time in Liberia working with students and farmers to help them develop their agricultural systems. Just a reminder that there will be no podcast on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and we're not planning on doing a Friday episode either, unless the markets really start to move, then we'll do an update. Have a happy Thanksgiving, everybody!