Despite having hardships, the trade relationship between the United States and China is indispensable, and one of the most influential on the global stage. (The Pig Site)  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that it confirmed the first known case of the coronavirus in a wild animal, a mink. (Reuters)  

Since COVID-19 hit Colorado, the State’s farmers have navigated multiple stressors that are affecting their mental health. (CPR)

While president-elect Joe Biden has been under pressure to choose a very diverse and forward-thinking cabinet, he’s gone back in time for his nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture. (KCUR)

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U.S. wholesale prices edged up just 0.1% in November with the economic disruption from the pandemic continuing to suppress demand and keeping inflation at extremely low levels. (Associated Press)

No one has been immune from the struggles the pandemic has wrought on the nation’s health or the economy, including farmers and their community banking partners. Ag banking experts from … Read More

With states largely determining how to allocate doses after front-line health workers, employers and trade groups contend for access to initial supplies. (Wall Street Journal

While livestock producers might be seeing tight margins and packer profits remain strong, USDA on Thursday issued a final rule in a long-standing political fight over how to define unfair … Read More

Most folks who rent farmland have a driver’s license and start shaving regularly before that happens —but this young farmer does not fit the mold. (WCIA