A Covid-19 vaccination requirement that will bar unvaccinated drivers of freight trucks coming from Canada to deliver goods across the American border this month may exacerbate supply chain issues for … Read More
El Salvador offers Illinois farmers thousands of skilled workers seeking seasonal, 10-month jobs through a 2020 agreement between the U.S. and El Salvador governments, the El Salvador Consulate general counsel … Read More
Soybean futures were higher in overnight trading on concerns about South American weather while grains declined. Beef production in the U.S. in 2021 is forecast at 27.95 billion pounds amid … Read More
Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Congress to help ease supply chain backlogs would let 18-to-20-year-old truckers … Read More
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said China hasn’t lived up to its promises under the Phase One trade agreement Beijing made with President Donald Trump. (Bloomberg)
The Biden administration is targeting a small group of meat packers for high beef, pork and poultry prices that it says are squeezing consumers and fueling inflation, arguing that they … Read More
Consumer prices jumped more than seven percent from December 2020 to December 2021. For some people, that increase was merely an inconvenience. But for others, it wrecked their budget and … Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Illinois Farm Service Agency now has a new State Executive Director. Grundy County farmer Scott Halpin started the job on January 3rd. (WCMY)
China’s zero-Covid policies are putting Chinese cities into lockdown and grounding air travel anew. They are also disrupting trade routes across its land borders that are lifelines for the region’s … Read More
The Philippines’ swine inventory increased by about 700,000 heads over the last 12 months owing to a repopulation programme, following two years of declines due to African swine fever outbreaks, … Read More
