U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday that the United States would have to be tolerant if the fast-spreading coronavirus impaired China’s ability to increase purchases of American farm products under the countries’ recently signed trade deal. (Reuters)

President Donald Trump is aiming to launch trade talks with Kenya, hoping to seal the first bilateral agreement with a sub-Saharan nation. The U.S. largely sells aircraft and machinery to Kenya, but there’s potential to expand farm exports. The effort is somewhat unusual for Trump, who has largely focused his trade efforts on major economic powers like China, Japan and the EU. (Politico)

After just 10 years of farming, Young Leader Chairman Drew DeSutter (Knox County), like most farmers, has experienced many highs and lows. During his address at the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Conference in Peoria, DeSutter recalled reflecting on the value of Farm Bureau to his farm. (FarmWeekNow)

Farmers planning to use dicamba on soybeans in 2020 must attend dicamba label training annually and soon, they’ll get their chance. (Daily Chronicle)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday that farmers enrolled in a temporary program aimed at helping offset the damage they may have incurred from foreign retaliatory tariffs will be receiving their final tranche of federal subsidies. (The Hill)

Illinois farmers have faced the uncertainties of weather, tariffs, international trade agreements, competition from other countries, but while some things are out of their hand, what happens in Springfield doesn’t have to be. (Alton Daily News)