Meat sales hit a record high of $104.6 billion in 2024, and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office launched an investigation into China’s efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.

Potatoes USA elected Steve Elfering of Boise as Board Chair at its annual meeting, and ag groups express concerns about the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and E.U.

Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper says Vidalia onion enthusiasts nationwide can mark their calendars for April 15, and ag groups express concerns about the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and E.U.

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says Roundup weed killer caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil.

Livestock and grain producers travel with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to Mexico for a firsthand look at market conditions and a local trade show, and the U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil.

A proposal from the U.S. Trade Representative to impose new fees on ocean carriers with ties to China could take a major toll on U.S. farmers and ranchers, and the European Union delayed its first round of retaliatory tariffs until mid-April.

California citrus growers might benefit from juice market opportunities, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has provided a progress report on USDA’s five-pronged strategy to combat Bird Flu and lower egg prices.

Beef output and exports from Australia, the world’s second-largest meat shipper, are expected to set records this year, and Representatives have introduced “The Lowering Egg Prices Act.”

Georgia Farm Bureau members visited Washington, D.C. recently, meeting with the Georgia congressional delegation and sharing concerns, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.

Legislation out of both houses of Congress has been introduced to protect winegrape growers against wildfire smoke damage, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.