Commerce Department to Reinstate Tariffs on Mexican Tomatoes
The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. Termination of the agreement will be in 90 days. The Commerce Department says the agreement failed
Legislation Would Expand Access to Meat and Poultry
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a member of the Senate Ag Committee, joined Mike Rounds (R-SD) in reintroducing the “New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act.” The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry
Controlling Increases in Soybean Aphid Pressure
(FARGO, ND) — Across the Midwest, aphids have not been an issue in soybeans since 2018, but that changed last year when aphid counts trended upward and began showing a high amount of resistance to insecticides that have
Early Planting Progress: Corn at 4%, Soybeans at 2% Nationwide
According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report released on April 14, 2025, U.S. corn planting is progressing slightly behind the five-year average. As of April 13, 4% of the nation’s corn crop had been planted, compared to
BLM May Face More Lawsuits
The Interior Department may see more lawsuits after announcing it would no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to create an environmental impact statement for more than 3,200 oil and gas leases in seven states. The