Ag Policy
Trump-China Truce May Normalize Soybean Trade, But Not Farm Profits
OMAHA (DTN) — President Donald Trump’s new trade framework with China should at least re-establish normal trade flow for U.S. soybean farmers for the next...
Bessent: China Agrees to Buy Nearly 1 Billion Bushels of US Soybeans
OMAHA (DTN) — U.S. farmers got back their soybean sales to China for at least the next three years, based on announcements early Thursday.
China Trade Talks and New Asia Deals Could Revive Ag Export Momentum
OMAHA (DTN) — Soybean farmers were among those on Sunday praising a trade framework announced by U.S. and Chinese leaders that could end China’s freeze...
Cattle Market Tumbles as Mexico Seeks to Reopen Border to Live Cattle Trade
OMAHA (DTN) — Cattle market prices again took a turn down on Friday following reports that Mexico’s agricultural minister will visit with U.S. Agriculture Secretary...
World Food Prize Laureates Urge ‘Moonshot’ to Double Global Food Aid
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) — A group of World Food Prize laureates is calling on “leaders across government, industry and civil society” to double global...
Ag Secretary Plugs $3 Billion in Aid as Senators Discourage Trump From Boosting Beef Imports
OMAHA (DTN) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she will reopen USDA Farm Service Agency offices on Thursday and announce $3 billion in aid to...
Marketing Assistance Loans Could Provide a Cash Flow Option When FSA Offices Reopen
OMAHA (DTN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been trying to convince the Trump administration to reopen Farm Service Agency offices around the country...
Marketing Assistance Loans Could Provide a Cash Flow Option When FSA Offices Reopen
OMAHA (DTN) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been trying to convince the Trump administration to reopen Farm Service Agency offices around the country...
Farmers Become a Messaging Focal Point Amid Shutdown and Trade Turmoil
OMAHA (DTN) — Both political parties and candidates are increasingly using farmers to make their cases as the country remains gridlocked over the government shutdown...
US Soybean Farmers Are Dangerously Overdependent on China
In my first months at DTN back in 2003, I was asked to speak on China at a farmers’ meeting in Iowa. I wasn’t an...