Author: Membership

FLUSH WITH CASH, CHINESE HOG PRODUCER BUILDS WORLD’S LARGEST PIG FARM

Behind the walls of a hulking industrial compound in rural China, top pig producer Muyuan Foods is trying to raise more hogs on a single site than any company in … Read More

MILLIONS OF HUNGRY AMERICANS TURN TO FOOD BANKS FOR 1ST TIME

As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger. (ABC News)

US FARMERS LOOK FOR POLICY CLUES IN BIDEN CABINET PICKS

Illinois is one of the country’s leading producers of corn and soybeans, which is why the state’s farmers are interested in who President-elect Joe Biden picks to lead the United … Read More

IRISH BEEF SECTOR FORECAST TO TAKE HUGE HIT IN ABSENCE OF TRADE DEAL BETWEEN THE UK AND THE EU

While the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a new set of challenges, Brexit has the potential to cause enormous damage to the beef sector in Ireland. (Feed Navigator)

THE RANCHER TRYING TO SOLVE THE WEST’S WATER CRISIS –

Despite the effects of the pandemic and the trade war, U.S. farm income this year will be the highest since 2013 because of the largest federal payments ever. (Successful Farming)

RECORD-HIGH AG SUBSIDIES TO SUPPLY 39% OF FARM INCOME –

Despite the effects of the pandemic and the trade war, U.S. farm income this year will be the highest since 2013 because of the largest federal payments ever. (Successful Farming)

7 AG STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK

Trade policy, government payments and shuffle in leadership on House Ag Committee among news of the week. (Farm Progress)

AMID TENSIONS WITH CHINA, AUSTRALIAN WHEAT EXPORTERS PULL BACK FROM KEY MARKET

China’s wheat buyers are scrambling to source low-gluten wheat for the country’s booming fancy bakery market, traders said, as exporters in key supplier Australia shy away from striking sales deals … Read More

JBS SENDS THOUSANDS OF U.S. MEAT WORKERS HOME DURING COVID SURGE –

A surge in Covid-19 cases is starting to impact American meat-processing operations in another potential threat to food supply chains that were upended in the early stages of the pandemic. … Read More

CHRISTMAS TREE PRICES JUMP AS HOMEBOUND AMERICANS EMBRACE DÉCOR –

Christmas trees are in high demand this year as many Americans embrace holiday festivity in the face of rising coronavirus cases and bleak predictions for the winter months. (Bloomberg

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