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Markets Want Details as China Talks Leave Questions
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (149+ words) American Ag Network Markets Want Details as China Talks Leave Questions While Donald Trump and Jamieson Greer continue to say China will purchase billions of dollars in U. S. agricultural products, markets are reacting negatively to the lack of specific details in…...
China Reopens Doors to U. S. Beef
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (229+ words) American Ag Network China Reopens Doors to U. S. Beef China's General Administration of Customs has granted five-year registration extensions to more than 400 U. S. beef facilities " 425 to be exact " that had been sitting in limbo in China's food import system. On top of…...
Grains Seeing More Follow Through Selling on Friday
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (59+ words) American Ag Network Grains Seeing More Follow Through Selling on Friday It appears we have more follow-through selling in the grain trade on Friday while cattle futures are pushing a bit higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at Stone X,…...
Casselton Fire Department "Successfully Uses Soy Foam Across "Diverse Fire Incidents
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (446+ words) American Ag Network Casselton Fire Department "Successfully Uses Soy Foam Across "Diverse Fire Incidents Casselton Fire Department (CFD) of North Dakota has incorporated Soy Foam" TF 1122 into its operations, applying the soy-based firefighting solution across a range of real-world emergency…...
Michael Dykes to Retire as President and CEO of IDFA at End of 2026 Following a Decade of Transformational Leadership
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (629+ words) American Ag Network Michael Dykes to Retire as President and CEO of IDFA at End of 2026 Following a Decade of Transformational Leadership WASHINGTON, May 15, 2026 Michael Dykes, D. V. M. , president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently announced his plans…...
Study Quantifies How Red Meat Exports Boost Domestic Feed Demand for Corn and Soybeans
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (307+ words) Red meat exports delivered significant returns to corn and soybean producers in 2025, according to an independent study conducted by the Juday Group and released by the U. S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Nationally, U. S. beef and pork exports accounted for $2. 18 billion in market…...
Western Nebraska drought and freeze affecting wheat this and next year
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (437+ words) Wheat has had a tough season. Planting in the fall of 2025 started in a drought, with little rain and almost no snow. Wheat remained under stress with a warm winter that never got cold enough to send some varieties into…...
MFU: House Passes Legislation to Allow Year-round E15
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (270+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. " Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) applauds House passage of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. The act, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, will allow for the year-round, nationwide sale of E15 fuel....
NEW POLL: American Farmers Sound the Alarm on Input Costs, Tariffs, War with Iran and a Federal Government They Say Doesn't Understand Them
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (159+ words) WASHINGTON, May 15, 2026 "A new poll commissioned by Amato Advisors finds that American farmers, an overwhelmingly Republican-leaning constituency, are sending Washington a clear distress signal on the cost of farming, tariff damage, war with Iran and a federal government they say…...
AFIA Board Advocates for Feed Industry Issues on Capitol Hill, Installs New Leadership
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (691+ words) American Ag Network AFIA Board Advocates for Feed Industry Issues on Capitol Hill, Installs New Leadership Mark Poeschl (left) is presented with the AFIA Gavel by Dan Meagher, AFIA 2025-26 Board chair. ARLINGTON, Va. " May 14, 2026 " The American Feed Industry Association's (AFIA)…...