Ron Rabou spent the first 26 years of his life expecting to return to his family ranch. When his dad passed and it came time to transition the farm, negotiations weren’t as easy as he imagined. Here’s what he learned.

USMEF Spring Conference guest speaker Kenneth Smith Ramos, a former chief NAFTA negotiator for Mexico, says ag trade has thrived under NAFTA and its successor pact, USMCA, bolstering food security across the continent.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 9,575 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $42.22, up $0.75 per head from last week.

According to Iowa State University’s David Verhoeven, vaccines using mRNA technology have been shown to reduce disease on farms, and it’s all but impossible for them to end up in your food.

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 12 has added “a whole bunch more uncertainty to a very uncertain market,” said Lee Schulz, Iowa State University ag economist and Extension livestock specialist.

In a study led by Dermot Hayes at Iowa State University, analysis shows an ASF outbreak would result in a $79.5 billion impact on the pork and beef industries and directly impact 60,000 industry workers with job loss.