As USDA Vilsack prepares to testify before the House Ag Committee Thursday on the state of black farmers in the U.S., he is highlighting disparities in coronavirus aid payments to minority and disadvantaged farmers.

Conflicting reports of the severity of African swine fever in China continue to raise questions for the U.S. pork industry. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack shares insight from the Chinese Ag Minister about ASF in China.

USDA will move forward with $20 per acre payments for price-trigger crops outlined in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) round three with checks going out starting in April.

China is taking in record amounts of soybeans from the U.S., Brazil as its hog population recovers from ASF that began nearly three years ago, but import expansion into the next marketing year might be minimal.

In the last year there has been dramatic swings in the lean hog market, says AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths, and the scene today is setting up to be dramatic as well.

The Biden Admin. is readying a $3T infrastructure and economic plan. While officials say the plan centers around roads and infrastructure projects, critics say that’s only a small piece of the potential proposal.