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G20 Ag Ministers Meet in Bali
Published September 29, 2022
Agriculture ministers from the Group of 20 economies met in Bali to discuss the food crisis and other issues. USDA Deputy Secretary Jewell Bronaugh was part of this meeting. Ultimately, the ag ministers were unable to agree on a joint…Farm Profits Could See Record Highs in 2022
Published September 28, 2022
USDA’s Economic Research Service forecast U.S. net cash farm income to increase 8.7 percent from 2021 to 2022. This is the highest-level forecast since 2012. Both cash receipts and expenses are forecast to increase. Cash receipts for farm commodities are…NPPC Wants to Eliminate Kenyan Tariffs
Published September 28, 2022
The National Pork Producers Council urged U.S. trade negotiators to use the recently launched Strategic and Investment Partnership with Kenya to eliminate the county’s restrictions on U.S. pork imports. Kenya currently has a 25 percent duty that limits U.S. pork…New Diagnosis and Mapping Solutions for Nematodes
Published September 28, 2022
Syngenta Crop Protection has launched the first commercial digital solution to diagnose infestations of plant-parasitic nematodes in soybeans by analyzing photographs taken from satellites. Syngenta will first market this service to Brazilian soybean farmers. This first-of-its-kind innovation came from a…Lawmakers Continue to Challenge Fufeng Project
Published September 28, 2022
Fifty members of Congress have sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding the proposed Fufeng corn processing project in Grand Forks. The lawmakers claim the Chinese-owned project is located…Smithfield Settles Price Fixing Lawsuit
Published September 28, 2022
Smithfield Foods will pay $75 million to settle a price-fixing lawsuit. A federal court in Minneapolis still needs to approve the deal. Smithfield officials denied liability, but said it settled to avoid the risk and cost of litigation. In mid-September,…Werner Takes Over Leadership of MN Bio-Fuels Association
Published September 28, 2022
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association has appointed Brian Werner as its new executive director. Most recently, Werner was Senator Klobuchar’s deputy legislative director and senior legislative assistant for renewable energy and agriculture. He previously worked for Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson and…A Promotion for Tyson
Published September 28, 2022
John R. Tyson is the new executive vice president and chief financial officer for Tyson Foods. Previously, Tyson was the company’s vice president of strategy and chief sustainability officer. Tyson is the son of the Tyson Foods chairman of the…Biden, Trudeau Asked to Restore Hours at Ports of Entry
Published September 28, 2022
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined Montana’s governor and the premiers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in asking President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau to restore pre-COVID hours of operation at the U.S.-Canada ports of entry. In a joint letter,…