In 48-hour span, starting Friday, President Trump roiled global markets by tweeting his intention to again raise tariffs on China and ordering U.S. companies out of the country, then appeared … Read More

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Friday announced that the USDA Office of the Chief Economist has published a detailed accounting of how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated … Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday the leaders of the world’s major industrialized nations were close to an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest fires and … Read More

Martin Barbre, administrator of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency, will hold a series of listening sessions with Illinois farmers next week. “With the Farm Progress Show being in Illinois this … Read More

AgriVisor manager Joe Camp’s crop tour extended to 10 states, covering a large portion of the Corn Belt. As his tour closes this week, Camp reflected on USDA’s large crop … Read More

The USDA is shrinking payments offered to employees who applied for buyouts rather than relocate to the greater Kansas City area, said a union of employees at USDA research wings. … Read More

U.S. economic growth is expected to “gradually” slow over the next four years under the weight of President Donald Trump’s trade policies, less consumer spending and an ebb in government … Read More

USDA has started delivering payments under the 2019 Market Facilitation Program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce says 200,000 farmers so far have applied for the program, which provides payments … Read More

The U.S. reached a deal to suspend tariffs on tomatoes from Mexico and implement import restrictions demanded by Florida growers to protect their industry. The agreement, which also ends a … Read More