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A rail strike is looming despite the majority of unions reaching tentative agreement with the rail companies, but the unions not on board are essential to the operation of the nation’s rail system. 

Farm-state lawmakers will eventually add billions to the aid package, but Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) agrees it could take until a later omnibus spending measure to be approved.

With Ukraine and Russia at war in the midst of a world moving away from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot to consider in the 2023 Farm Bill. Industry experts weighed-in to share their predictions.

The dollars tagged for such purposes are part of the Build Back Better program, the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief plan.

This week Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss concern over high temperatures and a lack of rain, cyberattacks, PORK Week and more.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

NPPC is warning of serious disruption to the U.S. pork industry. That’s especially with severe labor shortages at hog farms and in processing plants if already severe labor shortages are made worse by the coronavirus.

The lean hogs market dipped substantially lower. However, what will the markets do in light of African Swine Fever and the trade war? AgDay Host Clinton Griffiths discusses more with Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net.

FAPRI’s baseline projections point to little change in net farm income over the next decade, which could lead to further erosion in the farm financial picture for agriculture.  For 2019, FAPRI sees livestock receipts not boasting the numbers USDA currently projects.

According to a senior administration official, the presidents are still planning to meet but there’s “too much work to do” in too short of a time period to flesh out a deal with China.

The tit-for-tat trade battle between China and the U.S. continues.

China has proposed a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork, and pork producers are wondering if that would impact China-owned Smithfield Foods.

The U.S. Commerce Department has recommended that President Donald Trump impose tariffs on aluminum imports from all countries.

But Rep. Brady believes consultation with key Trump officials is providing adequate oversight

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