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Uncertainty related to international trade and market access continues to be the top concern when farmers and ranchers meet with their members of Congress.

Despite trade obstacles, the U.S. pork industry will vigorously defend its share of Mexico's growing pork market and continue to pursue new opportunities for U.S. pork products in Mexico.

While still negotiating with Canada and the US, Mexico scored a separate victory over the weekend with a deal in principle to update a 17-year-old free-trade agreement with the European Union.

Despite not having a signed U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement yet, the U.S., Canada and Mexico are uniting to keep African swine fever out of North America’s borders. 

Talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continued for the third straight week last week, as representatives from the U.S., Canada and Mexico pushed to finalize an updated deal.

Farm Journal wants to help you address your agronomic management and technology use this season with its 2018 Yield Tour program.

Urgent, unpredictable events, especially those that involve potential loss of resources or opportunities, can trap us into risky thinking patterns. That can lead to impulsive behavior and put your business at risk.

In January, it looked like 2018 could be a banner year for pig farmers. Exports were at an all-time high in 2017, but tariffs and huge supplies have created rough seas for the pork industry.

Mexico and Canada lift retaliatory duties on U.S. red meat on May 20, a tremendous opportunity for U.S. pork and beef producers.

Federal Reserve officials, meeting for the first time under Chairman Jerome Powell, raised the benchmark lending rate a quarter-point and forecast a steeper path of hikes in 2019 and 2020.

Stress testing can be an important tool in evaluating how to deal with lower prices, higher costs or changes in loan terms.

While New Year’s resolutions can be hard to keep, they may also make you more than 10 times more likely to achieve your goals than if you hadn’t made a resolution at all.

U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom will be addressing participants at the National Pork Industry Forum on Thursday, March 7.

Comparing production measures in a broader group allows us to see where we are as a business and what we should be working to improve.

After recent seminar with Mexican meat industry officials, USMEF says education of inspectors is key to keeping meat trade open with Mexico.

In yet another surprise announcement, the administration has put tariffs on steel and aluminum from some of its most important trading partners. As a result, Mexico is threatening to retaliate against U.S. pork.

All this hand-wringing over tariffs might well be for naught—this is when risk management is needed most.

Mexico’s chief NAFTA negotiator and Canada’s top agricultural official say their countries remain committed to completing the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations.