Chris Clayton is an Ag Policy Editor at DTN/The Progressive Farmer. With a focus on agriculture and farming, he covers topics such as farm management, sustainable agriculture, and AgriTech, among others. Chris has been featured in Investigate Midwest, Columbia Missourian, Lincoln News Now!, Wisconsin Watch, Western Livestock Journal, and FarmWeek Now.
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By: Chris Clayton
The Wall Street Journal first reported that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order to waive tariff-rate quotas for all beef imports into the U.S. The move would allow importers to buy more foreign beef without facing higher tariffs for 200 days. The order comes as beef imports are already soaring compared to last year.
By: Chris Clayton
Farmers highlighted their frustrations over fertilizer price moves, while senators drilled into questions over price reporting and expanding fertilizer supplies during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday. At least one witness called on Congress to consider more aid relief for producers to deal with the price impacts caused by the war in Iran.
By: Chris Clayton
The vote Tuesday on E15 showed splits among the political parties and delegations from states across the country. Lawmakers from top ethanol-producing states stuck together to back the bill. The House Agriculture Committee also showed some split.
After reports that President Donald Trump would suspend tariffs on beef imports from all major exporting countries, the White House delayed planned executive orders on the tariffs after pushback from ranch groups and others.
By: Chris Clayton
Firms with nitrogen projects at various stages of development say they have seen more focus on ramping up production, especially since Trump administration officials announced a strategy at the end of April to build out more fertilizer production as quickly as possible.
By: Chris Clayton
More than 100 corn farmers from as many as 18 states organized their own field hearing at a farm in northern Texas with the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC chair told farmers the agency is investigating the fertilizer industry but needs their help to gather evidence of anticompetitive practices.
By: Chris Clayton
USDA on Monday confirmed two more New World screwworm (NWS) cases, including a dog in a Texas Panhandle county that likely had traveled to Mexico recently.
By: Chris Clayton
Farmers on the Conservation Technology Innovation Center (CTIC) tour in North Carolina spotlighted how they are improving soil moisture retention and cutting back on their fertility costs using cover crops on different types of operations. CTIC held its 19th annual conservation tour last week.
Mount Vernon showcases George Washington's innovative approaches to agriculture.
By: Chris Clayton
President Donald Trump commented Wednesday that he doesn't think the U.S. needs any products from Canada or Mexico. As Trump made those comments, groups were testifying before Congress that the USMCA trade deal has been a critical lifeline for agricultural trade.
