Regulatory Law
The DOJ is conducting a criminal antitrust investigation into major beef processors, following years of concern over market concentration.
ASFMRA’s Troy Swee joins us to discuss farmland values, investor activity, rental market trends, and the factors shaping rural real estate markets in today’s agricultural economy.
Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says the proposal would allow retailers to decide whether they want to offer E15 year-round.
Lewis Williamson with HTS Commodities discusses late-season planting progress, market fundamentals heading into summer, and the influence of biofuel policy on grain demand.
Higher domestic ethanol blending supports corn demand even as weekly production and export volumes decline.
Modern Ag Alliance’s Elizabeth Burns-Thompson joins Eliza to discuss the need for uniform pesticide labeling, glyphosate litigation, and the push for clearer, science-based environmental policy.
The agreement establishes a new system to monitor water deliveries to Texas and sets limits on how far Mexico can fall behind on its treaty obligations.
To preserve their property rights, farmers and ranchers must understand the procedural tactics of federal enforcement and take proactive steps to document the visual realities of their land.
The proposed USDA rule would replace negative pay adjustments with a guaranteed minimum base rate for poultry growers.
The investigation does not prove wrongdoing, but it raises federal scrutiny of a major cost center for crop producers.