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Nearly one hundred years ago, coal was the major power source for much of the United States. At that time, there were 800,000 coal miners – about 2 percent of the workforce. A portion of that group...

Tom Vilsack served as Secretary of Agriculture for eight years and now is CEO and President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. The dairy industry is seen by some as a winner in the Phase One and USMCA...

Bloomberg is reporting that Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expects to make the last tranche of MFP 2 payments even if the Chinese hold up their end of the bargain. The trade war with China did...

A bitter cold wave in the Midwest couldn’t keep attendees away from a Midwest biofuels summit where industry insiders are looking into the future with renewed optimism. Monte Shaw, Director, Iowa...

After nearly two years of posturing and ever increasing tariffs, the United States and China signed Phase One of a trade deal. Donald Trump, U.S. President: "This is something that's going to be so...

After several false starts, Vice Premier Liu He, is expected to arrive in Washington D.C. next week to continue high level negotiations in the U.S./China trade war. As plans are being made for Liu’s...

The on-again, off-again negotiations with China appear to be ON, again. The rumors and news in advance of the most recent announcement colored some of the economic numbers. The unemployment rate held...

The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on January 25. In 2019, pork prices in China nearly doubled as supplies dwindled due to African Swine Fever and high tariffs on U.S. imports. In September of...

As some states raised non-farm minimum wages, another turned to marijuana to help their tax mix. Legislators in Illinois added recreational cannabis on Wednesday. The first day generated nearly $3.2...

President Trump tweeted that he would sign the Phase 1 deal with China on January 15 in Washington, D.C.. Rumors of trade deals were a recurring theme during 2019 as farmers continued to take the...

David Benscoter, apple detective: "It might be … Here, let's stop right here! Stop right here. OK, can you take the GPS coordinates right here?" Dave Benscoter and E.J. Brandt are on the hunt. Their...

The announcement of a truce in the U.S.-China trade war has yet to produce any fine print. Officials on both sides of the Pacific are holding to the expectation China will double agricultural imports...

The president is spending much of the holiday week at Mar-a-Lago. Prior to his settling in, he spoke about 12 miles away to the Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit. His remarks on wind energy...