Will The Trump Administration’s America First Agenda Be Positive for Agriculture?

Yes, the Fed is cutting interest rates but the agency can only influence mid- and long-term rates. Concerns about inflation are pushing those rates back up again.

The Risk Management Agency recently released official harvest prices for federal crop insurance, and it’s not good news for farmers. Harvest price is based on the average price during October. This year, those numbers are well below 2023 and the base prices set in February.

Now that election results are in, the parlor game of who President-elect Donald Trump will tap to serve on his Cabinet has returned. When it comes to USDA Secretary, Jim Wiesemeyer says there’s a host of possibilities.