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June 12: Back in 2000, Congress passed the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act to incentivize two-way trade between the U.S. and sub-Saharan African countries. But the U.S. Meat
Export Federation put out a statement suggesting that the trade situation is far from reciprocal. You can read what USMEF’s Jim Remcheck had to say here.
June 11: The Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer--a survey of 400 farmers monthly across the U.S.--saw a further drop in farmer sentiment for the economy in May. Michael
Langemeier, head of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says inflation is really lowering farmer expectations. You can watch a short video summary here.
June 9-10: I interviewed Gregg Dowd, CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, about his position on the use of artificial intelligence in the dairy industry. Dowd put out a column
on the subject a few days ago. In short, he sees potential for AI to have a positive impact across the dairy industry, from farm to consumer.
June 8: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement is holding a webinar on Thursday, June 11, at 2:00pm Eastern and its open to anyone looking
to take advantage of the services offered by the OPPE. Director Steve Messeh did a 4-minute video to promote the event. You can register here for the free event.
June 5: The Canadian province of Ontario set aside two million acres in 2005 to protect the land from development. Margaret Zafiriou, a senior research fellow at the Canadian Agri-Food
Policy Institute, shared details in a short video about this Green Belt.
June 4: New Jersey soybean grower Patrick Giberson shared in a recent episode of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast how technology plays into the success of his operation and for soybean
growers in general.
June 3: According to David Christopherson, general manager of the Indiana-based Rural Tower Cooperative, farmers and other rural landowners can earn thousands of dollars annually
by leasing out a tiny part of their farm for broadband tower use. Christopherson appeared in the Connected Nation podcast to share details.
June 2: Farmer Dave Mensink--the 2025 Minnesota Pork Board Environmental Steward of the Year--says his farm operates near a state park and also public waters but keeps potential
pollutants from the farm from entering those public spaces. Mensick was a guest in a recent episode of the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action.
June 1: At the recent Animal Agriculture Alliance 2026 Stakeholders Summit, Fur Commission USA Executive Director Challis Hobbs related details on some animal rights activist attacks
on mink farms, including one where a farmer had installed security cameras and was able to report the incident to police. Two suspects were arrested and charged.
May 29: Today is Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, based on a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) and Michael Bennett (D-Colorado). My story
featured Monica McConkey, a mental health counselor from Minnesota.
